Announcements
WVU Charleston’s Dr. Jessica Luzier addresses congressional briefing on eating disorders
CHARLESTON, WV. (November 30, 2017) — Jessica Luzier, Ph.D., ABPP, an associate professor of behavioral medicine and psychiatry at West Virginia University’s Charleston Division and clinical director of the West Virginia University Disordered Eating Center of Charleston, was a speaker earlier this month at a congressional briefing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC sponsored by the Eating Disorder Coalition (EDC) and the American Dental Association (ADA). Hosted by Senator Shelley Moore Capito [R-WV] in conjunction with her co-hosts Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] and Amy Klobuchar [D-MN], the briefing was titled, “Waiting on CURES: The Role of Health Professionals in Early Detection of Eating Disorders.
Dean Coben to serve on expert panel for DHHR's opioid response plan
WVU School of Public Health Dean Jeffrey Coben, MD, has been invited to serve on expert panel for West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources' opioid response plan.
WVU ICRC to host suicide prevention experts – Dec. 13
On Wednesday, December 13, the WVU Injury Control Research Center will host two suicide prevention experts from Queensland University of Technology. Professors Gordon Tait and Belinda Carpenter will provide a presentation open to faculty, staff and students.
Quality of Life group reports survey findings
More than 1,700 people at the Health Sciences Center and WVU Medicine expressed their opinions on the environment for work and study on the Morgantown campus in an online survey this fall. One of the key findings of the assessment is a high level of perceived stress.
WVU graduate student lays groundwork for potential new diabetes treatments, receives NIH grant
Conventional diabetes medications tend to fix downstream problems, meaning they typically work by stabilizing blood sugar levels, not by improving the chemical processes that underlie how the body makes and processes blood sugar in the first place. A West Virginia University graduate student is working to change that by studying an unexplored enzyme.
Berry to speak on public forum highlighting opioid crisis in rural America
An upcoming forum host by Congressman David McKinley will focus on the opioid crisis in rural America. The discussion will start at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 4 at University High School in Morgantown, and is open to the public.
Recap of "Heroin(e)" screening and panel event now available
Check out the Storify recap of the November 16 screening of the Netflix original documentary short, “Heroin(e),” and community conversation.
CME course to focus on humanistic culture in health professions
The Health Sciences Center Faculty Development Program is offering an hour-long session promoting humanistic culture in health professions at noon on Thursday, Dec. 7 in HSC G285C.
West Virginia One Health meeting open to students, faculty - Dec. 1, 2017
The WVU School of Public Health is hosting the West Virginia One Health Quarterly meeting on the HSC campus this Friday December 1, 2017 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. The meeting will be in the Erma Byrd Building room G150 and cover topics including state agency zoonotic surveillance by West Virginia Departments of Health and Human Resources, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, USDA, and more.
Common space and holiday decor guidelines established for Health Sciences
To maintain the environment for work and study, the Health Sciences Facilities Planning Committee has developed a set of guidelines for those furnishing common spaces, posting artwork, informational notices and signage, etc. There is also guidance on the use of temporary holiday decorations.