Announcements
"Bodies of Truth" book launch to feature reading and discussion by WVU professor
Bodies of Truth, Personal Narratives of Illness, Disability, and Medicine will have its official launch at WVU's Health Sciences Center on Thursday, January 17, at 5 p.m. in the Okey Patteson Auditorium.
WVU researchers pinpoint factor that predicts unplanned hospital readmissions
New research from West Virginia University suggests a widely used index to assess hospital patients’ risk of readmission may have a blind spot.
In the News: Clay Marsh: New year for fighting opioid epidemic
In “Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs,” and in a viral TED talk, journalist Johann Hari explains how, for nearly a century, we’ve battled addiction by punishing and shaming both dealers and people suffering from addiction.
Neuroscience Faculty receives HSC Research Award
Drs. Gibson and Marsh recently attended the Neuroscience Departmental meeting to provide one of our faculty members with a HSC research award. This award represents exceptional efforts demonstrated by individual studies and group research activities. Congratulations to Dr. Victor Finomore!
MPH graduate leads grant-funded food safety education effort
Megan Govindan, ’09 MPH, is a teaching associate professor at the WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design and serving as primary investigator on a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant to develop food safety education and outreach program for the state’s food producers.
Classroom Problem Reporting Form
See screen capture showing two new desktop icons that have been added to all Classroom PCs for quick references to support resources and a new problem reporting form to report classrooms issues.
Lori Hazlehurst named as WVU Cancer Institute Associate Director
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Lori Hazlehurst, Ph.D., Professor (WVU School of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences and Co-Leader of the WVU Cancer Institute Research Program the Alexander B. Osborn Hematopoietic Malignancy and Transplantation Program, has been named as the Associate Director for Basic Research at the WVU Cancer Institute. In this role, she will work closely with Dr. Richard Goldberg, Institute Director, and the leadership team of the WVU Cancer Institute to implement strategic goals to increase the impact of basic and translational cancer research at WVU. The primary strategy is to increase the number of NIH funded investigators focused on cancer research at WVU
MPH student-veteran discusses transitioning to campus life
The WVU Magazine recently featured student-veterans who are making the transition from the military to campus life, MPH candidate and U.S. Air Force veteran Marvina Jones.
Board of Governors proposes tightening of tobacco-free campus policy
A clarification and tightening of West Virginia University’s tobacco-free campus rules was approved for comment Friday by the Board of Governors.
WVU maintains R1 status, ranking alongside most prestigious research universities
West Virginia University continues to rank among the nation’s elite research institutions as reflected in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.