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WVU celebrates graduates with in-person commencement

Following a year of missed milestones, celebrations and traditions, West Virginia University’s first in-person commencement ceremony since December 2019 ushered in a renewed sense of optimism for the nearly 4,500 graduates who walked across the stage to receive their diplomas in four ceremonies this weekend (May 15-16).

Save the Date: HSC Conversation about Workplace Survey set for June 3

As part of an HSC initiative focused on “COVID-19 Lessons Learned,” a survey was completed focused on HSC faculty and staff workplace design during the past year. In a follow up to the survey, we will hold an HSC conversation on Thursday, June 3 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. to share and discuss these data.

WVU School of Public Health takes over workplace health major as scope of occupational health hazards broadens to include infectious diseases

As COVID-19 and its variants continue to spread throughout the country, workplace safety has taken on a new meaning. West Virginia University’s Master of Science in Industrial Hygiene, newly moved to the WVU School of Public Health, is designed to help students address modern day occupational health issues as they gain the ability to anticipate, evaluate and control occupational health hazards.

Call for Applications: BBS Diversity in Research and Education Scholarships

We are pleased to announce the availability of Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) T32 Training Program scholarships for 2021. These scholarships are made in recognition of the Health Science Center’s and T32 Training Program’s continued support to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion across scientific disciplines.

WVU in the News: Doing this for 12 minutes each day slashes your dementia risk, study says

It's one thing to keep your body in the right shape as you age with proper diet and exercise, but it can be another thing entirely to keep your mind sharp in your later years. But it turns out that some daily habits could also boost cognitive health. In fact, research has found that doing this one activity for just 12 minutes a day can slash your risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease way down.

Commencement reminders

The WVU School of Public Health Commencement ceremony will take place Sunday, May 16, at 2:00 p.m. at Milan Puskar Stadium. The joint ceremony will include Class of 2020 (May, August and December) and Class of 2021 graduates from the WVU College of Law, School of Dentistry, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy and School of Public Health.

NIOSH PPRB Seminar Series May 12

The NIOSH PPRB Seminar Series welcomes Steven Ricke, PhD, on Wednesday, May 12 at 9:30 a.m. for "Alternatives to Livestock Antibiotics: Advances in Microbial Approaches." Ricke is the director of the Meat Science and Animal Biologics program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Commencement regalia, attendance information

Regalia must be worn in order to participate in Commencement. If you have not already ordered your official WVU regalia from Herff Jones, please visit the Mountainlair bookstore to order.

Public health careers at the WV Department of Health and Human Resources

All WVU School of Public Health students are welcome to view the Public Health Careers at the WV Department of Health and Human Resources presentation that took place Wednesday, May 5. Presented by Recruitment and Retention Specialist Lisa Kirkpatrick, the session includes information about career opportunities and navigating the job application.