Announcements
Our physicians are our patients, too: WVU Medicine urologist battles brain inflammation
WVU Medicine urologist Adam Luchey, MD, was on vacation with his family in South Carolina when he began to experience symptoms of a rare brain inflammation called acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM).
WVU researcher uses photography to analyze food access among rural seniors
Lauri Andress, an assistant professor in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, is working to disrupt the current model for how seniors in rural Appalachia access healthy food.
WVU School of Public Health student selected for WVU Foundation Distinguished Doctoral Scholarship
Elizabeth Claydon, a prominent Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the WVU School of Public Health, was named one of four recipients of the WVU Foundation Distinguished Doctoral Scholarship. These scholarships are reserved for doctoral candidates who are working toward the completion of their dissertations during the Spring 2018 term.
New study led by public health researcher finds ‘suicides by drugs’ profoundly undercounted in the United States
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the suicide rate in the United States increased by 34 percent between 2000 and 2016. While that rate is high, a team of researchers led by SPH faculty member Ian Rockett believes it is seriously underestimated.
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute continues to expand
WVU Medicine announced today (Jan. 9) that Randy Nelson, Ph.D., and A. Courtney DeVries, Ph.D., have been appointed to major leadership roles in the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI).
WVU School of Nursing’s Online Graduate Program Ranked 51 Nationwide
The WVU School of Nursing’s online graduate program was ranked 51 nationwide by U.S. News & World Report in its Best Online Program rankings.
Health Sciences Center conference rooms can now be scheduled in 25Live
For questions please contact a member of the staff at the following: https://facilitiesscheduling.wvu.edu/about-us/staff
Mindful Morsels: Mindful Eating- January 16, 2017, 11:00 am, John Jones C
Mindful Morsels is back for 2018. Mindful Eating will be held January 16, 2017, at 11:00 am in John Jones C.
Faculty and staff rewarded for service, curiosity, respect and appreciation
Before ascending into 2018, Dr. Anthony “Tom” Borgia, dean of the WVU School of Dentistry, took a final chance at the school’s January retreat for faculty and staff to commemorate West Virginia University’s 150th anniversary, reflect on our Mountaineer values, and celebrate a few of the School of Dentistry’s strengths – OUR FACULTY AND STAFF.
Cancer Institute to sponsor talk on LGBTQI patient care
WVU Cancer Institute will sponsor a talk on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) patient care on January 9, 2018, from 12 to 1 p.m., in the Fukushima Auditorium. Mandi Pratt-Chapman, MA, associate center director, patient-centered initiatives and health equity for the George Washington Cancer Center, will present What You Should (and Want) to Know About Your LGBTQI Patients. Chapman’s personal mission is to make evidence-based cancer control strategies available to more people as quickly as possible.