Announcements
WVU School of Dentistry to host day of free oral care for veterans
The West Virginia University School of Dentistry will provide free oral health screenings for military veterans and active duty, National Guard and Reserve members on Monday, Nov. 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The annual event – Veterans Oral Health Day – will take place in the WVU Dental clinics on the Health Sciences Campus in Morgantown.
WVU community invited to learn about Nobel Prize and Lasker Award discoveries
The WVU Health Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Education invites the campus community to a special seminar Thursday, Oct. 24, from 3-4:30 p.m. in Health Sciences Center North room 1905 to learn about this year’s Nobel Prize and Lasker Award discoveries.
Public health student crowned WVU Homecoming Royalty
School of Public Health student, Hannah Warden, was crowned 2024 Homecoming Royalty (alongside fellow WVU student Megan Frappier). Warden, a senior health services management and leadership major from Cross Lanes, is one of the first students to be admitted to the Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master of Public Health program.
SPH Happenings: Oct. 21, 2024
Read the latest edition of the Happenings, the WVU School of Public Health's internal e-newsletter.
Gerbo to highlight occupational medicine as part of Medicine Grand Rounds
Professor and Director of Occupational Medicine at West Virginia University School of Public Health, Dr. Robert Gerbo, will be a presenter for WVU School of Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, Oct. 25.
Women in Science and Health invites new members to join
Women in Science and Health invites new members to join the group.
Students invited to paint a mask in time for Halloween
Operation Blue Sky and Court Lanham, Health Sciences director of diversity, are hosting a mask painting event on Oct. 31 from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. in Pylons Commons.
Dedication to service, scholarship and outreach earns WVU School of Public Health honorary society national recognition
Gamma Mu, the West Virginia University chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, will be recognized as the national 2024 Chapter of the Year on Oct. 28, 2024 at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
HSC student vying for 2024 Homecoming Royalty
WVU School of Public Health student Hannah Warden has been selected for the 2024 Homecoming Court and will now contend for the title of Homecoming Royalty.
WVU researchers putting CBD to the test from behind the wheel
As cannabidiol products — commonly known as CBD — become more readily available, West Virginia University researchers are working to gain a broader understanding of how the substance influences driving performance and whether the effects differ between men and women.