Announcements

RSS Feed

Showing items 221 - 230 of 3856 stories.

Professor emeritus authors new book challenging misclassification of suicide in the U.S.

Ian Rockett, professor emeritus of epidemiology at WVU School of Public Health, is shedding light on an overlooked public health crisis in his upcoming book, “Hidden Suicides and Fatal Overdoses: A Forward Path.” The book takes an in-depth look at the widespread undercounting and misclassification of suicides in the U.S., revealing factors that obscure the true scale of self-inflicted deaths.

WVCTSI Research Scholars sharing research on a global stage

Past and current WVCTSI Research Scholars are sharing their work on a global stage and leading in the field of international occupational health. Assistant Professors Caroline P. Groth and Tyler Quinn, from WVU School of Public Health, both recently presented at the EPICOH2025 conference in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Public health faculty recognized for long-form scholarship

Associate Professor Erik Carlton and Professor Darren Liu from the School of Public Health Department of Health Policy, Management, and Leadership will be recognized for their recent textbook publications during the annual Long-form Scholarship Celebration.

WVU in the News: Many seniors avoid climbing stairs. Maybe they shouldn’t.

Bethany Barone Gibbs, chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at West Virginia University School of Public Health, spoke with Barron's about the importance of seniors adding physical activity to their lives. Over the past century, everything from cars to the automation of daily household chores to online shopping has removed physical activity from our lives, says Gibbs. She encourages Americans to re-engineer their lives to add more exercise by walking or taking stairs whenever possible. Note: A paid subscription may be required to view this article.