Announcements
OLLI and WVU Committee of Retired Faculty host discussion on opioid epidemic Oct. 8
Join OLLI and the WVU Committee of Retired Faculty on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 2:30 p.m. for a virtual presentation on the evolution of the opioid epidemic with Dr. James H. Berry, professor and chair of the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.
Registration requirements for all clinical studies at WVU
The West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute has released information on the expansion of Clinical Trials Center of Excellence (COE) registration requirements.
WVU research finds more men die of overdoses partly because many combine alcohol with drugs
Research conducted at West Virginia University suggests consuming alcohol with fentanyl and other drugs may explain, in part, why more men than women die from unintentional overdoses.
A call for researchers in the field of aging
To support a five-year National Institutes of Health grant submission, the Office of Research is compiling a list of all University researchers who conduct research on aging.
New podcast episode: Diagnosis to Determination
Info about the new Adjusting the Sails podcast episode about a mother's journey navigating her child's Aicardi syndrome diagnosis.
Nursing professor furthers her gerontology research in Japan
Dr. Ann Hendrickson, a clinical assistant professor at the WVU School of Nursing, visited the Hamamatsu Municipal Nursing School in Japan this summer to learn more about their curriculum related to geriatrics and to observe how they care for older adults. The two nursing schools have had a collaborative partnership since 2019.
Health Sciences community invited to celebrate faculty, staff at Chancellor’s Awards ceremony
West Virginia University Health Sciences is recognizing individuals and teams with Chancellor’s Awards, for their significant contributions to its mission. A ceremony to honor the 2024-2025 award winners will be held Thursday, Oct. 2nd at 4 p.m. in the Pylons Commons.
Dr. Rahul Gupta to deliver keynote at WVU Global Health Week
Sponsored by West Virginia University Global Health Program, Health Sciences will host Dr. Rahul Gupta as the keynote speaker for Global Health Week 2025 at the event “Health Without Borders: Innovation, Access, and the Future of Global Health” on Monday, Oct. 6, at noon in Room 1905 of the Health Sciences Center North. A Zoom option will also be available.
Four WVU School of Nursing faculty members selected as Writer’s Camp Counselors
Four WVU School of Nursing faculty members have been selected as counselors for Writer’s Camp, an online resource that supports nurses in writing, editing and publishing. The counselors are Dr. Brad Phillips, Dr. Roger Carpenter, Dr. Heather Carter-Templeton and Dr. Suzy Walter.
WVU in the News: How WVU Medicine is reshaping rural care
At Morgantown-based West Virginia University Medicine, a physician in Morgantown could move from seeing a patient in their exam room to another in Summersville, then another in Princeton — all without leaving their chair.