Announcements
WVU Dental clinic focuses on oral cancer awareness and services for patients
As Oral Cancer Awareness month wraps up, it is an opportune time for West Virginia University School of Dentistry and WVU Dental to emphasize the importance of screenings that could lead to early detection and treatment of cancerous lesions or precancers.
WVU in the News: Emergency contraception is often confused with abortion pills – here’s how Plan B and other generic versions work to prevent pregnancy
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022 and the end of constitutional protection for abortion, emergency contraception has become more difficult to obtain and – more than ever – shrouded in misinformation.
Student researchers present oral health findings at annual competition
Whether it was about remineralization, obstructive sleep apnea or barriers to dental care, West Virginia University School of Dentistry’s Class of 2024 students confidently took to the podium to share their findings at the 55th annual dental school alumni association research competition.
Public Health research assistant professor discusses cancer survivorship care, WVU Medicine 'Tuesday Talks'
Dr. Nicole Stout, research assistant professor in the WVU School of Public Health's Department of Health Policy, Management and Leadership and the WVU Cancer Institute, discusses the Cancer Institute's Survivorship Program with host of WVU Medicine Tuesday Talks.
WVU research team steers students through murky waters of ChatGPT coding
West Virginia University researchers are preparing high school seniors and college students to harness the power of ChatGPT, the popular artificial intelligence chatbot, through coding while addressing the platform’s potential shortcomings.
‘No one deserves to be hurt’: WVU researcher develops toolkit to help victims of domestic violence
Danielle Davidov—a researcher with the West Virginia University School of Public Health—and her collaborators are developing research recommendations and a toolkit that will serve as a blueprint on ways to partner with survivors and other stakeholders to improve domestic violence screening processes within the healthcare setting.
WVU researchers sound alarm on continued high rate of detergent pod ingestion
Researchers at West Virginia University including Epidemiology and Biostatistics Assistant Professor Ruchi Bhandari, PhD suggest dental professionals could be key to raising awareness about the serious health risks associated with colorful detergent pods commonly used for household chores.
Electrode cuff developed at WVU improves testing of medical treatments that use electricity to heal
West Virginia University engineers are taking a major step into “bioelectronic medicine,” a cutting-edge approach that uses electric current as a treatment for pain and disease, with the development of MouseFlex.
WVU researcher prototypes new equipment to improve head and neck cancer treatment
Head and neck cancer may not be as common as breast or prostate cancer, but it’s one of the most challenging to treat. Its five-year survival rate can be as low as 25%, while its recurrence rate can be as high as 43%.
WVU School of Nursing welcomes faculty and student projects during Research Week 2023
The research display including 21 research manuscripts from 48 faculty members; 16 scholarship papers, including book chapters, education and clinical articles from 40 faculty members; and 14 abstracts for presentations, both oral and posters, from 40 faculty members. Additionally, 24 students were involved across these projects.