Announcements
WVU in the News: Appalachia has 'most alarming' HIV outbreak in nation. The proposed solutions are controversial
Decades after HIV was first discovered, there’s still discrimination. In this week’s episode of Inside Appalachia, we hear from several people here in Appalachia who are living with HIV.
WVU in the News: How to live longer: Meditation linked to lower cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar
Meditation is "about training in awareness and getting a healthy sense of perspective", noted Headspace - an app that guides its users on how to meditate. Now a research study demonstrated the lifeskill can achieve so much more.
HSCommunity: SHAPE presents LGBTQ+ Lecture Series
The WVU Student Healthcare Alliance for Promoting Equality (SHAPE) will be hosting a lecture series for LGBTQ+ Week, March 8-12.
WVU, CDC report results for ‘MASCUP!’, week 2
The West Virginia University School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report week two results for 'MASCUP!', an eight-week mask observation study. The purpose of the study is to estimate the percentage of people within the WVU community wearing masks correctly and, ultimately, increase the proportion of people who use masks correctly.
WVU plans in-person Commencement ceremonies May 15-16
West Virginia University has announced plans to have in-person Commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2020 (May, August and December graduates) and the Class of 2021 at Milan Puskar Stadium May 15-16.
WVU in the News: West Virginia's Vaccine Success
Dr. Christopher Martin discusses West Virginia's approach to vaccine administration with Imam Malik Mujahid, president of Sound Vision and Justice for All.
Employee announcement
Linda McCarthy, who has served as administrative assistant in the Dept. of Epidemiology, will be leaving the School of Public Health, effective March 12.
WVU SHAPE presenting LGBTQ+ Week events
The WVU Student Healthcare Alliance for Promoting Equality (SHAPE) will be hosting a lecture series for LGBTQ+ Week, March 8-12.
WVU in the News: Teen curfews or 'leisure cards' — what drug prevention might look like in N.B.
Volunteers in Lanark County in Ontario say they're thrilled to hear New Brunswick will join them as Canadian adopters of an Icelandic program designed to keep young people away from drugs and alcohol.
WV Prevention Research Center initiatives address COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic created a barrier to care for West Virginians living with chronic disease, meaning many residents needed to find a new way of managing their health. The West Virginia Prevention Research Center, housed in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, is providing support to organizations that needed to quickly adjust their focus, an extension of its already community-focused mission.