Announcements
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute lights up purple for World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
September is World Alzheimer’s month – a time to shine a purple light for the 50 million people globally who are living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
WVU Medicine Children’s first in the state to offer new neonatal cardiac intervention
Shani Berry of Fayette County was admitted to the hospital the Saturday before her water broke unexpectedly on May 17. She was only 26 weeks along in her pregnancy.
Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds Sept. 18
The WVU School of Public Health Preventive Medicine residency program is hosting Grand Rounds Friday, September 18 from 2 - 3 p.m.
Gee: Gatherings outside Morgantown bars put us all in jeopardy
West Virginia University President Gordon Gee admonished students for not following safety protocols in off-campus gatherings in a letter today (Sept. 2) to the campus and Morgantown communities.
Frisch Named to Review Committee for DoD Ovarian Cancer Research Program
Steven M. Frisch, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry at WVU School of Medicine, has been invited to be a member of the Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Research Program Review Committee, for an annual term, beginning September 01, 2020.
Prevent Blindness sites WVU for excellence in vision and public health
The Children’s Vision Rehabilitation Program (CVRP) was selected by the Prevent Blindness organization as a 2020 Jenny Pomeroy Award recipient for Excellence in Vision and Public Health.
2020 RUSH (Rural Undergraduate Shadowing in Healthcare) Application Now Open!
Are you an undergraduate student interested in a career in a healthcare profession serving in a rural community? Thinking about medical or dental school? The WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health RUSH program is a great introduction to practicing in rural communities. The application is now open. All applications must be completed by September 30, 2020. A selection will be made by October 15, 2020.
2020 Public Health Ethics Virtual Forum: Ethical Dilemmas in Rural Health
Associate Professor Christiaan Abildso, PhD, MPH, will present during the 2020 Public Health Ethics Forum on Friday, Sept. 11, from 1 p.m-5p.m. ET. This year's theme is "Ethical Dilemmas in Rural Health."
Deadline for annual/ongoing competency assignments is Tuesday
Annual/ongoing competency assignments for all WVU Medicine employees have been assigned and are available in NetLearning. These links are available on the Applications page of CONNECT.
WVU LGBTQ+ Center launching Anti-Racist and Gender-Inclusive Safe Zone Training
A new, student-led initiative through West Virginia University’s LGBTQ+ Center will promote anti-racist and gender-inclusive practices on campus through a series of trainings that include a history of racism, systemic discrimination, the complexities of identity-based on race/ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender, and certain language and resources to know how to intervene in bias, harassment and discrimination.