Announcements
PhD candidate to continue study of diabetes treatment in the Mountain State through national grant
West Virginia University School of Public Health doctoral student Brenna Kirk will be furthering her research on self-advocacy and communication with providers for diabetes patients, particularly in rural areas of the United States like West Virginia.
An Unexpected Delivery: WVU nursing student helps deliver baby while working as EMT
“Helping deliver this baby was the most fun EMS call I have ever been on in my almost six years of working on the ambulance,” said Tanner Colley. “I am very thankful for the help and guidance from my wonderful paramedic partner, Taylor, and of course what I learned in my OB classes and clinicals.”
WVU in the News: Juul ban and reversal draw shrugs in Pittsburgh
On June 24, less than 24 hours after the Food and Drug Administration banned the vaping giant Juul from selling its e-cigarettes in the U.S., a federal appeals court put the brakes on. But local vaping experts say that even if the ban goes through, it’s unlikely to have a major impact in the Pittsburgh region. The market’s already flooded with other products.
WVU in the News: Vaping adds another risk in Appalachia
On June 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a marketing ban on Juul products, a popular brand of e-cigarette. With the prevalence of vaping and smoking in West Virginia, along with high rates of lung disease, experts are saying this could bring change to the state.
Scholarship funds available for Mingo County nurses interested in Faith Community Nursing
Scholarship funds are available for 20 Mingo County nurses who would like to complete the Faith Community Nursing program. Taught by the WVU School of Nursing, Faith Community Nursing focuses on the intentional care of the spirit as part of the process of promoting holistic health and preventing or minimizing illness in a faith community.
WVU Health Sciences to host information fair for new employees
New employees at West Virginia University’s Health Sciences Campus in Morgantown, including J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital and other clinical facilities associated with WVU Medicine, are invited to learn more about the community at an upcoming Employee Life Fair.
WVU Health Sciences summer institute promotes excellence in teaching
Welcoming scholars from across the country, the West Virginia University Health Sciences Faculty Development Program presented the 18th Annual Teaching Scholars Summer Institute earlier this month.
WVU in the News: WVU researchers say Juul ban could prove ‘futile’
Mark Olfert and Sunil Sharma are making cases for more widespread action now that a Food and Drug Administration ban on Juul’s sales of electronic cigarettes is on hold.
WVU in the News: RECOVER Researchers Express Hope and Frustration in Their Study of Long COVID
Slow enrollment has led to simmering frustrations over the progress and potential of the NIH's RECOVER Initiative, the research consortium focused on studying post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2, or long COVID, according to researchers and leaders within the initiative.
WVU in the News: Dr. Mark Cucuzzella on living healthfully with limited resources
Dr. Mark Cucuzzella joins the “Sustainable Dish” podcast to talk about healthier living with limited resources.