Announcements
WVU in the News: How the ‘groundbreaking’ Henrietta Lacks settlement could change research
Earlier this week, the biotechnology company Thermo Fisher Scientific reached a settlement with the family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman who had cells taken from her without consent more than 70 years ago. The cervical cancer cells, removed during Lacks’s treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, were shared widely because of their ability to survive and divide indefinitely in the laboratory — and have led to numerous scientific discoveries. Eventually, they made their way into the hands of companies such as Thermo Fisher in Waltham, Massachusetts, which sells products derived from the cells.
WVU in the News: ‘Tomayto, tomahto’: Shepherdstown residents benefit from WVU Medicine healthy eating program
Since its launch in 2018, WVU School of Medicine’s Eastern Campus Farm to You program has brought fresh produce to local residents at WVU Medicine clinics throughout the Eastern Panhandle.
WVU in the News: Experts warn the U.S. lacks COVID resources as cases tick up again
A recent uptick in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations is hinting at how the virus will keep raising a predictable seasonal threat. But experts warn the U.S. is lacking critical tools to help manage future waves.
WVU Welcome Week launches new academic year with student-focused events
An event-packed Welcome Week at West Virginia University begins Thursday, Aug. 10, and continues into the start of the fall semester, Wednesday, Aug. 16, highlighting the many ways new and returning students can tap into their strengths, find their purpose and make a home on campus.
WVU Cancer Institute researcher named a Putnam Scholar
Dannell Boatman, EdD, MS, research associate in the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at WVU Cancer Institute, was selected by the Academy of Communication in Healthcare (ACH) as one of two researchers to join the 2023 cohort of the Putnam Scholars Program.
WVU in the News: Heat stroke, air quality prompt concerns for athlete safety
As athletes across the country begin preseason training amid the hottest summer on record, experts on heat-related illness say they are concerned that resources to keep sports safe, especially for younger athletes, are not keeping pace with hotter temperatures.
WVU Department of Emergency Medicine to celebrate its 30th anniversary
The WVU Department of Emergency Medicine is proud to celebrate its 30th Anniversary with a weekend of events for alumni and friends November 10-11, 2023, in Morgantown.
Three WVU School of Medicine students recognized with 2023 Outstanding Graduate Student Awards
Three students from the West Virginia University School of Medicine have been recognized with the Health Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Education’s annual Outstanding Graduate Student Awards in the areas of Outstanding Leadership, Service and Mountaineer Values.
Watch: Country Roads student's emotional response to acceptance letter
We are excited to welcome all of our new Country Roads students this semester, including Claire Nailler whose family story was featured on WVUToday.
Health Tips: What is Mental Health?
The WVU School of Nursing and the McDowell County Commission on Aging are partnering to present a series of health tips. In this video, Rylie O'Neal shares more information about mental health awareness.