Announcements
HSC immigration training session on September 12
The Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) and the Global Engagement Office (GEO) will be holding an immigration training session that will provide a comprehensive review of the recruitment process pertaining to hiring foreign individuals.
WVU to Host 42nd Annual Hal Wanger Family Medicine Conference
The West Virginia University School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine is hosting the 42nd Annual Hal Wanger Family Medicine Conference Sept. 29 - 30 at the new Holiday Inn, Morgantown.
WVU trauma surgeon named president of international surgical society
Alison Wilson, M.D., F.A.C.S., director of West Virginia University’s Institute for Critical Care and the Skewes Family Chair for Trauma Surgery in the WVU School of Medicine was recently named president of the Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society.
WVCTSI engages communities in health discussion
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) recently held three public town hall meetings in the Greenbrier Valley, New River Valley, and the Mid-Ohio Valley. These public forums provided community members with an opportunity to discuss the health concerns they feel are most important in their communities and the role research can play in addressing those concerns.
WVU Health Sciences Women in Science and Health awardees announced
The WVU Health Sciences Center’s Women in Science and Health (WISH) committee recently recognized two faculty members – Rebecca Schmidt, D.O., F.A.C.P., and Angela Oglesby, M.D. – for outstanding achievements.
WVU researcher: Self-injury ties with diabetes as 7th leading cause of death in U.S.
A new study finds self-injury – suicide and drug self-intoxication – ties with diabetes as the seventh leading cause of death and ranks ahead of influenza and pneumonia combined and kidney disease.
Gold Rush t-shirts available at School of Nursing
The annual United Way Gold Rush is early this year - September 3, so get your t-shirt now!
WVU to mark Morgantown Overdose Awareness Day with panel discussion
Makalynn, a WVU student in a 12-step recovery program, is among the WVU and Morgantown representatives who will take part in a panel discussion at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, at the Mountainlair.
The Market@WVU to open Thursday, August 25
Market@WVU – the new Health Sciences cafeteria – will open at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, August 25. The new dining space will bring new food and beverage options to the campus.