Announcements
WVU WRC, LGBTQ+ Center to host funny, educational event on women’s sexuality and female pleasure
Join the WVU Women’s Resource Center and the LGBTQ+ Center in celebrating International Women’s Day by attending a funny, educational, inclusive program about women’s sexuality and pleasure.
WVU in the News: Public Health assistant professors featured on Healthy Harrison Podcast
School of Public Health Assistant Professors Audra Hamrick, who also serves as director of undergraduate studies, and Toni Morris joined the host of The Healthy Harrison Podcast, Brock Malcolm, to discuss patient navigation and the importance of preventative health measures.
Front-line health workers, law enforcement invited to free mindfulness-based resilience training
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources in partnership with West Virginia University’s Office of Health Affairs, Marshall University and Mindful Badge training facilitators are recruiting 200 front-line health workers and law enforcement personnel from West Virginia to participate in Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training.
Community Notice: WVU to adjust in-person class schedule, operations Friday, Feb. 4
In-person classes with a start time prior to 10 a.m. are canceled on West Virginia University’s Morgantown campus Friday, Feb. 4, due to anticipated inclement weather and worsening road conditions. WVU Health Sciences faculty, staff and students who are working in patient care areas or in clinical rotations should check with their dean, program director or clinic manager.
WVU in the News: W.Va. counts its homeless population
There were more than 580,000 people experiencing homelessness in the United States in 2020. That number is precise because each year, the federal government requires all states, including West Virginia, to count the number of people experiencing homelessness on a single night.
Master of Health Administration students recognized as L.E.A.D. scholars
West Virginia University School of Public Health graduate students Kailie Clark and Trey Harvey have been selected as the 2021-2022 L.E.A.D. scholars.
Rural Health Interest Group Meeting: Feb. 10, 2022
Please join us for the first Rural Health Interest Group meeting of the spring semester Feb. 10, 2022, from noon to 12:50 p.m. via Zoom with guest speaker Dr. P.S. Martin Associate Professor, Chief, Division of Prehospital Medicine WVU School of Medicine Pre-Hospital Medicine in Rural Communities.
Campus Food Garden News: Holy Ground Seminar
The first WVU Campus Food Garden Hungry Seminar of the semester. Rev. Zac Morton will give an interactive seminar on "Holy Ground - Modern Movements in Agriculture-Based Spiritual Practice as an Expression of Social Justice" in G25 Brooks Hall and virtually at noon on Monday, February 14.
WVU In the News: Study finds elderly near fracking sites at higher risk of dying prematurely
A new study has found that elderly Americans had a higher risk of dying prematurely if they live near or downwind of fracking sites. The authors looked at Medicare records for 15 million Americans between 2001 and 2015, and compared them to records of 2.5 million oil and gas wells.
NIOSH hosting Health Effects Laboratory Division seminar Feb. 15
NIOSH is hosting a seminar for WVU Health Sciences. The seminar is on "Development of a mechanism based shortterm assey protocol to test the carcinogenicity of inhaled fibers and particulate matter".