Announcements
Message from Dean Coben: Celebrating the School of Public Health's 10-year anniversary
Dean Coben invites all faculty and staff to join the festivities as the School of Public Health celebrates its 10-year anniversary this week.
SPH Executive Council established, first meeting minutes available for review
The School of Public Health has established an Executive Council for the School and held its first meeting on Oct. 14. Meeting minutes are available for review, accessible via the Health Sciences SPH Hub. The Council will meet every other month, and SPH faculty, staff and students are welcome to present items to the agenda by contacting their respective representative.
Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics announces November speaker for seminar series
Dr. Brandon Marshall, associate professor of epidemiology from Brown University, will be visiting with the West Virginia University School of Public Health from Nov. 8-9. Dr. Marshall is a well-established investigator with epidemiological expertise in the intersection of infectious disease and substance user disorder. He has led numerous NIH-funded studies and has authored and co-authored over 300 publications in the area and will give a talk titled, "Building an academic-state health department partnership to respond to the overdose crisis and improve population health” on Nov. 9 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. in Room 2940A, HSC North. A special student mixer is planned for November 9th from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at the EPID BIOS Conference Room G103I. All School of Public Health students are welcome to come and speak with Dr. Marshall about his research, his approach to grant writing and collaborating with state agencies, potential future application to Brown University's School of Public Health and more.
Save the Date: December Dean's Colloquium to feature speakers from National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Mark your calendars for the next School of Public Health Dean's Colloquium, which will feature two speakers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Chia-Chia Chang and Dr. L. Casey Chosewood.
Nominations open for ASPPH 2023 Excellence Awards
ASPPH is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Excellence Awards. The Excellence Awards recognize colleagues who go above and beyond in their careers in public health through teaching, research, practice, community service, mentorship and student services.
School of Public Health graduate student presents Health Affairs project at state rural health conference
Uniontown, Pa. native Matthew Myers was one of a select group of students presenting at the West Virginia Rural Health Conference from Oct. 19 to 21. Myers, a biostatistics graduate student in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, assisted the Office of Health Affairs’ Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Care team with its presentation on developing trauma-informed training for direct service professionals in West Virginia.
WVU to celebrate opening of William A. Neal Museum of the Health Sciences
West Virginia University Libraries and WVU Health Sciences will hold a dedication ceremony to celebrate the William A. Neal Museum of the Health Sciences on Friday, Oct. 28 from 2-4 p.m. in the Health Sciences Center Pylons Commons. The event is free and open to the public.
A decade of distinction: School of Public Health celebrates 10th anniversary
West Virginia University’s School of Public Health is set to celebrate its 10-year anniversary, with a kickoff event on Tuesday, Oct. 25, that includes WVU President Gordon Gee, Health Sciences Chancellor and Executive Dean Clay Marsh and School of Public Health Dean Jeff Coben.
Clay's Purpose — October 2022
Clay's Purpose — October 2022
Alumni and former students to lose access to WVU MIX accounts three years after end of last term
Effective Jan. 1, 2023, alumni and former students will lose access to their WVU-issued MIX (Gmail) accounts three years after the end of the last term they were enrolled.