Announcements
Join The Happiness Lab podcast listening event
The WVU Health Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Education is hosting a virtual podcast listening event Monday, September 19 from 4-4:50 p.m. via Zoom. Join event host Mallory Weaver for The Happiness Lab “Stepping off the Path of Anxiety.”
American Red Cross recruiting regional volunteers
The American Red Cross Central Appalachia Region is recruiting individuals who are passionate about helping the community in its lifesaving mission by bringing relief, comfort and hope to those who are in need.
WVU in the News: WVSMA installs Dr. Lisa M. Costello as president
Lisa M. Costello, MD, MPH, FAAP, a Morgantown pediatrician, was sworn in as president of the West Virginia State Medical Association on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. WVSMA is the state’s largest physician advocacy and education organization.
Monongalia County Health Department offering monkeypox vaccines
Monongalia County Health Department has received its first shipment of the JYNNEOS vaccine, which has emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to inoculate individuals against monkeypox.
August 24, 2022 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for August 24, 2022.
WVU Cancer Institute to host Pink Party for Bonnie’s Bus
The WVU Cancer Institute will hold its annual Pink Party on Monday, Sept. 19, to benefit the Bonnie’s Bus Mobile Mammography Unit. The event will be held from 6-9 p.m. at The Hotel Morgan in Morgantown and will feature live entertainment by the Bobby Nicholas Band, food, and live and silent auctions.
Providing perspective: WVU School of Nursing professor recommends addiction studies for all types of majors
For Dr. Ashley Tasker, an assistant professor with the West Virginia University School of Nursing, addiction studies is a passion. “We’re surrounded by substance use disorder (SUD),” Tasker said. “We have to be part of the solution.”
August 23, 2022 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for August 23, 2022.
Public Health PhD candidate seeking student study participants
Samantha Moyers, PhD Candidate in Public Health, is launching a randomized controlled trial exploring the impacts of nature exposure on clinical student stress. Enrollment is open to all Morgantown-based HSC students in clinical degree programs.
Sign up for Faculty Development “Scholarship of Teaching” session
All faculty are invited to attend the WVU Health Sciences Faculty Development Program presentation “Scholarship of Teaching” Monday, September 12, 2022, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.