Announcements
WVU in the News: Muslim Network News
Professor Chris Martin, MD, joins Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid on Muslim Network News to discuss vaccine hesitancy and achieving herd immunity.
Website update to take place Monday, May 10
In order to complete an update, the School of Public Health website will be unavailable for a few minutes on Monday afternoon, likely sometime between 1:30-2 p.m. The outage should last no more than five minutes.
WV Higher Education Policy Commission offering Healthcare Workforce Planning Fellowship
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission is offering a Healthcare Workforce Planning Fellowship.
Too much, too little or just right: WVU researchers study proper ‘dosing’ of telehealth
More than ever, patients are using telehealth to ask doctors and nurses about worrying blood-pressure readings, nauseating migraines and stubborn foot ulcers. But for patients with chronic conditions, how frequent should telehealth appointments be? Can that frequency change? Under what conditions?
High-achieving Public Health students, faculty recognized during awards and honorary induction ceremony
Students, faculty, a community partner and West Virginia's State Health Officer were all honored during the West Virginia University School of Public Health's annual Graduate Awards and Delta Omega Induction Ceremony on Thursday, April 29, held via Zoom.
WVU provides a look forward for fall 2021 semester
West Virginia University’s fall 2021 semester begins on Wednesday, Aug. 18. While many public health guidelines will remain in effect, there is much hope that we can return to a vibrant campus environment.
WVU doctoral student investigating the health effects of disability among workers’ compensation claimants
SueAnn Woods, CHT, OTR/L, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Public Health at West Virginia University, is researching how the loss of work can be harmful to an individual’s health.
Limited scholarships available for dental school tobacco treatment training program
To qualify for a scholarship, applicants must be a member of Mountains of Hope. Memberships is free. Applicants can obtain membership online and also apply for the scholarship online.
WVU in the News: Law meant to push drilling further from houses had little impact, study finds
Despite a 2012 Pennsylvania law creating a 500-foot setback from houses and other structures for new oil and gas wells, companies have drilled hundreds of wells within that 500-foot distance, a new study found.
Spring 2021 grade submission deadline
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