Announcements
Huggins wins $15K for cancer research in Infiniti Challenge
Thank you Mountaineer fans for helping West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Coach Bob Huggins win $15K for research at the WVU Cancer Institute in the Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge that ended on March 12. Coach Huggins was a strong competitor throughout the Challenge involving 48 coaches nationwide and was in the Final Four. Each was hoping to win the $100K grand prize for their favorite charities. Huggins will give his prize money to the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment Fund, which he established in memory of his mother, who died in 2003 following a long battle with colon cancer. The fund supports clinical research, specifically providing access to cancer clinical trials at WVU Medicine affiliates for all West Virginians.
Nancy Sanders Memorial Student and Faculty travel and research abroad grants open to submissions
In honor of the legacy of long-time staff member in WVU’s Global Health Program, the Global Engagement Office (GEO) at Health Sciences is pleased to announce that the application period for the Nancy Sanders Memorial Student Travel Grant and the Nancy Sanders Memorial Faculty Research Abroad Grant is now open.
WVU Medicine research and medical team present Silent Strokes: Risks and Research
People have strokes, sometimes without even knowing. These “silent strokes,” while often unnoticed, can cause permanent damage to the brain and increased risk of a more serious stroke in the future.
HSC Interprofessional Education Week celebration is March 27-31
Join us for the inaugural HSC Interprofessional Education Week celebration
WVU School of Medicine researchers find that retirement and healthy lifestyle don’t always correlate
Dana King, M.D., professor and chair of the WVU School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine published results from a study that examined whether retired late-middle-aged adults have differing rates of adherence to healthy lifestyle and metabolic risk factors, including diet, exercise, smoking, weight, glucose levels, blood pressure, and cholesterol, compared with same-aged adults who are not yet retired.
ElSaid receives Don Marsh Scholarship
Dalia ElSaid, a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in journalism at West Virginia University’s Reed College of Media, is the latest recipient of the Don Marsh Scholarship in Healthcare Writing. The scholarship includes a tuition waiver and a paid internship in the University Relations office at the WVU Health Science’s Center.
New pharmacy scholarship honors longtime West Virginia pharmacist
The Jack H. Smith Family Pharmacy Scholarship was established not only to honor Suzanne Smith-Fox's father, but to assist a student who holds the same values as her father – generosity, community involvement, quality citizenship and an outstanding passion for receiving an education. Jack was a 1956 graduate from the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, and the endowed scholarship also honors Jack’s father (Suzanne’s grandfather) who was a pharmacist in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
A 'portable' approach to studying the brain unveiled at American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Boston
Research assistant professor Julie Brefczynski-Lewis, Ph.D., and her research team, are perfecting what they say is the world's first portable, wearable positron emission tomography (PET) scanner that obtains "live" internal depictions of the human brain working while a person walks or is involved in other physical movement. She unveiled her work at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science this weekend in Boston.
WVU School of Medicine offers three new physician training programs
The West Virginia University School of Medicine announced recently that accreditation was granted for three new physician training programs on the Morgantown campus: radiation oncology, plastic surgery and vascular surgery.
WVU School of Nursing to offer in-state tuition to all students in RN-BSN program
As hospitals and other healthcare organizations across the country work to address the need for highly trained nurses, the West Virginia University School of Nursing is doing its part to address those demands. Beginning in fall 2017, the School will offer in-state tuition for all students (regardless of residency) to enhance professional opportunities for nurses through the online Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN) degree program.