Announcements
WVU hosts international Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy conference in July
West Virginia University is hosting the international conference on Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging of Biological Systems (EPR-2017) July 16-22, 2017, at Lakeview Resort and Conference Center, Morgantown, W.Va.
WVU initiatives receive $500K in grants from Benedum Foundation
The School of Medicine received an appropriation of $90,000 to support Phase II of the West Virginia Coordinated Action, Response, Education and Support about Families Living with Dementia project through a grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation .
Clay Marsh: Working together is essential for West Virginia's future
Clay Marsh provides editorial on WVU's 150th birthday and what it means to the state of West Virginia in the July 16 edition of the Herald-Dispatch.
WVCTSI and WVU research aims to increase addiction treatment effectiveness
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Up to 20 percent of people with opioid use disorder may not respond to standard treatment. A new study at West Virginia University seeks to understand why.
25 Years of Emergency Medicine
On June 17, 2017, the Department of Emergency Medicine celebrated its 25th anniversary at the WVU Art Museum with special recognition given to those who helped establish the department in 1992.
Ducatman to be honored for years of service to the School of Medicine
Barbara Ducatman, M.D., professor and chair in the Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine, honored for years of service to the School of Medicine with a reception to be held Wed., July 19 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Health Sciences' Pylons lobby.
NIOSH and WVU Occupational Medicine to host celebration and poster session
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and West Virginia University is hosting "Occupational Safety and Health: Recognizing Accomplishments and Planning for the Future" to celebrate 50 Years of Occupational Respiratory Disease Research at NIOSH and 25 Years of Occupational Medicine Residency at WVU. They are currently accepting poster abstracts for consideration and encourage students and trainees to submit.
Town hall to focus on critical care and trauma
Critical care and trauma specialist Alison Wilson, MD, will be the special guest at an open forum for Health Sciences and WVU Medicine faculty, staff, and students at noon on Tuesday in the Okey Patteson Auditorium of the WVU Health Sciences Center.
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute open house set for today
The event will be held from 1:30-4 p.m. All employees are invited to attend.
June faculty arrivals
BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE AND PSYCHIATRY Jeremy Herschler, MD joins the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry’s addiction service. His last appointment was with Allegany County Health in Cumberland, Maryland.