Announcements
Editor-in-Chief of flagship PT Journal to give lecture
Dr. Steven Z. George PT, PhD, FAPTA will give the annual WVU Physical Therapy Visiting Professor lecture on Friday, September 13th at 8:00 am in room 1901 HSC-South. Dr. George is an alumnus of the program who has become internationally known for his research on physical therapy for chronic pain. He was also recently named the editor-in-chief of PTJ: Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, the profession's flagship journal. George is a distinguished professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at Duke University. He will speak about the challenges of translating research to clinical practice.
Dean candidate for WVU School of Public Health on campus Sept. 5
A candidate for dean of the WVU School of Public Health will visit campus on Thursday, Sept. 5. The WVU community is invited to participate in the presentation portion to meet the candidate, Dr. Zhengmin Qian.
Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Navia to give presentation on geriatric care
R. Osvaldo Navia, M.D. will be giving a presentation on geriatric care during the Department of Medicine grand rounds on Friday, August. 30, at 12:00 p.m.
IT Help Center work rescheduled for Friday, Aug. 30 and Saturday, Aug. 31
To complete a system update that previously failed, the IT Help Center at it.wvu.edu/help will be offline for approximately four hours between 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31. The specific time will depend on the vendor.
New podcast listening group invites you to join the squad
All WVU students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Pod Squad. The group will discover, connect and enjoy two podcasts from WVU and beyond, gathering on the last Wednesday for a virtual meetup from 12-12:45 p.m. to discuss the selected podcasts.
Security alert: Phone calls pretending to be healthcare providers
The WVU Medicine Privacy and Security team has been notified that several people have received phone calls or texts from phone numbers that are being “spoofed” to look like WVU Medicine providers.
Join WVU Global Medical and Dental Brigades
WVU Global Medical and Dental Brigades will be traveling to rural Panama over spring break to facilitate medical, dental and public health tasks. Applications are due Friday, Sept. 13, by 5 p.m.
Ophthalmology Grand Rounds: Coakley to give presentation on outreach at the WVU Eye Institute
Rebecca Coakley, MA, CLVT, will give a presentation during the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences grand rounds on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 7 a.m.
Blood Drive planned for Sept. 12 at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital
An American Red Cross blood drive will be held Thursday, Sept. 12 from 12-6 p.m. at WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital Bruce McClymonds Conference Room A for WVU employees and students.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WVU presents "Is Sleep the Key to Healthy Aging?"
OLLI at WVU will host the 18th annual Irving Goodman Aging Lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 18. This year’s lecture, "Is Sleep the Key to Healthy Aging?," will be delivered by Adam P. Shira, Ph.D., vice chair for research and faculty in the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.