Announcements
Milan Puskar Foundation gives $1M to WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital
Building upon its namesake’s legacy of improving the quality of life in West Virginia, the Milan Puskar Foundation donated $1 million to the new WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital project.
Under the Dome: WVU Legislative Update
The latest edition — March 3, 2020 — provides an update on several high-profile bills and resolutions, including the University’s VSIP bill, the budget, support for the Rifle Team, major public health initiatives and higher education exemption bills.
WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health Program Announcements
WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health offers a number of announcements, including application deadlines, upcoming events and more.
POSTPONED — Consider It, Curb It or Cut It: Learn more about living tobacco- or vape-free
An information session and six-week program, "Consider It, Curb It or Cut It," has been postponed.
Every Mile Counts: Opportunity to support the American Lung Association
The Greenbrier River Trail Bike Trek is a 3-day, 66-mile cycling event. Join 100+ riders and volunteers on this picturesque, river-side trail and share in the camaraderie as funds and awareness are raised for lung health in the Mountain State.
Nominations open for 2020 School of Medicine Distinguished Teacher Awards
Nominations for the School of Medicine Distinguished Teaching Award are being accepted through Friday, April 10.
HOPE Awards honor excellence in outreach throughout the state
The West Virginia University School of Medicine honored Hope Award recipients on Jan. 15.
CANCELED: COVID-19 expert to speak at West Virginia University
Lawrence O. Gostin, professor of medicine at Georgetown University and director of the World Health Organization’s Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law, will present “COVID-19: A Global and National Emergency” as part of the School of Public Health’s Dean's Colloquium Series on Friday, March 27, from noon to 1 p.m. in 1909 Health Sciences Center North, with a pre-event reception from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. in the Fukushima lobby. The event, which helps kick off Research Week, is free and open to the public.
Vaccine Development Center graduate pilot project grants available
The Vaccine Development Center is seeking graduate student applications for graduate pilot project grants.
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, 2020 Thomas H. Covey, Jr., MD Visiting Professor
The Department of Surgery invites you to attend Surgery Grand Rounds and the 2020 Thomas H. Covey, Jr, MD Lectureship with Visiting Professor Samuel A. Wells, Jr., MD.