Announcements
Learn about becoming a Blue Zone University at WVU Town Hall
Learn how becoming the first certified Blue Zones University in the world can inspire healthy transformation, economic vitality and higher well-being. Join us for a university-wide Town Hall at the WVU Health Sciences Center on Thur., Nov. 8 at noon. If you can’t join us, you can watch the event live at https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/live-feed.
RNI researchers contribute to creation of biomedical marker test for Alzheimer’s
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Device designation to DISCERN, a biomarker test for Alzheimer’s. The test was developed using blood and tissue samples that were monitored and evaluated by WVU’s Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute.
WVCTSI names 5 new Research Scholars
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Five clinical and translational scientists have been named Research Scholars by the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI). These five investigators from the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine include: Amelia Adcock, M.D., Cassie Brode, Ph.D., Elizabeth Engler-Chiurazzi, Ph.D., James Mahoney III, Ph.D., and Rashi Mehta, M.D.
WVU Department of Otolaryngology Attends American Academy of Otolaryngology Conference
WVU Medicine Otolaryngology at American Academy of Otolaryngology Conference Oct 2018
WVU faculty awarded CDC grant to help southern West Virginia communities build healthy futures
Faculty from WVU Extension Service, WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, and WVU School of Public Health and West Virginia Prevention Research Center received a five-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help in Clay and McDowell counties reduce obesity and other chronic diseases related to long-term unhealthy lifestyles.
Protecting coal miners from black lung disease
In a report published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, WVU School of Public Health researcher Michael McCawley and his colleagues pinpoint shortcomings in how miners’ exposure to respirable coal-mine dust is monitored. Inhaling this dust over time leads to black lung disease.
Zullig, Lander share research on mindfulness and substance use disorder recovery
Can mindfulness improve outcomes for individuals with substance use disorders while in recovery? Professor Laura Lander, Dr. Keith Zullig, and Meghan Tuscano, a graduate student in the WVU School of Public Health, are exploring that possibility with an innovative study at WVU.
WVU, partners announce regional hub to train entrepreneurs, commercialize healthcare technology
Hoping to speed up the move from idea to application, West Virginia University and 23 other regional institutions have come together to create a “virtual hub” that will ultimately help speed the commercialization of groundbreaking university research.
Health Sciences Campus to host Mountaineer Week events
Mountaineer Week, WVU’s annual celebration of West Virginia heritage and culture, will make a stop at the Health Sciences Campus on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on the Learning Center Green.
Brush up on your oral health knowledge for dental hygiene month
For National Dental Hygiene Month, students and faculty in our School of Dentistry's Department of Dental Hygiene share best oral health practices.