Announcements
Neuroscience faculty receive HSC research awards
Drs. Gibson and Marsh recently attended the Neuroscience departmental meeting to provide several faculty with HSC research awards. These were for efforts demonstrated by their individual studies and group research activities. Congratulations to Drs Schreurs and Wang!
WVU in the News: Professor Emeritus shares expert insight on suicide rate increase
Dr. Ian Rockett, professor emeritus in the WVU School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology, shares his research expertise about the CDC's report on increased suicide rate in the U.S.
WVU in the News: Health policy professor discusses infant mortality issues
Dr. Lauri Andress, an assistant professor at the WVU School of Public Health, shared her research about infant mortality issues during the Mountain State Racial Justice Summit on Dec. 1, 2018, in Charleston, WV.
WVU in the news: West Virginia's medical schools train modern doctors to be master learners
With projected doctor shortages and expanding health-care costs, the United States is looking ever more at the nation’s medical schools to produce the physicians needed.
Faculty receive HSC research awards
Drs Gibson and Marsh recently attended the Pharmaceutical Sciences Departmental meeting to provide several of our faculty with HSC research awards. These were for efforts demonstrated by their individual studies and group research activities. Congratulations to Drs Du, McLaughlin, Hazlehurst, and Lockman!
WVU Medicine and Health Sciences to host holiday celebration for faculty and staff
The annual Holiday Celebration for WVU Medicine and Health Sciences employees will kick off on Thurs., Dec. 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. at The Market, located on the ground floor of the Health Sciences Center. The Market will close at 11:30 a.m. for the celebration.
Public Health professor to lead national honorary organization
During the annual national meeting of the American Public Health Association earlier this month, Keith Zullig, Ph.D., department chair and professor in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, was elected as Chair-Elect for the Delta Omega Honorary Society.
WVU in the News: For Healthy Patients, Train Healthy Doctors
Clay Marsh, M.D., WVU Health Sciences vice president and executive dean discusses the key to preventing burnout in training medical students and healthcare providers. (Image: rosadu / gettyimages)
WVU researcher seeks vaccine to prevent lethal pneumonia
About half of all people with cystic fibrosis, the most common genetic disorder in the United States, die from a lung disease before they turn 40. A form of pneumonia called Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a likely culprit. These bacteria have become so hard to treat that the Centers for Disease Control deemed it a serious threat to the nation.
Alumnus gives $1 million to WVU Department of Neurology for patient support
Michael T. Escue, a native of Point Pleasant, has committed $1 million to West Virginia University to establish the Ronald E. & Jo Ann Reynolds Escue Neurology Endowment named for his parents.