Announcements
Meditation at the Pylons Thursday, Feb. 28 at noon cancelled
Update: this event has been cancelled to provide an opportunity for the HSC community to attend the Campus Conversation.
School of Social Work hosts Behavioral Health Summit
The WVU School of Social Work’s Rural Integrated Behavioral Health Training Program, joined by the California University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh Behavioral Health Training Programs, will host a Behavioral Health Summit on March 27, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.
WVU researcher explores what tumor cells and a healthy retina have in common
How is a healthy retina cell like a tumor cell? It hijacks an energy-producing chemical reaction to churn out molecular building blocks. When tumor cells do it, they use the building blocks to make cancer grow and spread. But when retina cells do it, they renew photoreceptor membranes that keep our vision sharp.
Faculty Development Presentation: Intellectual Property in Education
The Health Science Faculty Development Program will host a session on Wednesday, Mar. 13 from noon to 1 p.m. in room, 2256 HSS.
Hospital, WVU employees eligible for free Rec Center membership over Spring Break
The WVU Rec Center is providing free access for all eligible employees and their immediate family (members living in the same household) from March 8-17 through its Healthy Holiday Program.
Faculty Development Presentation: Clinical Teaching
The Health Science Faculty Development Program will host a session on Thursday, Mar. 5 from noon to 1 p.m. in room, 2256 HSS.
Year-in-review highlights accomplishments, progress in 2018
“Expanding to Serve” is a theme of a 2018 year-in-review presentation Albert L. Wright, Jr., president and CEO, recently shared with leaders, but the highlights of a year’s worth of growth are there in one convenient slide show.
McCawley discusses cancellation of surface mining study
WVU professor of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences recently spoke with Public News Service about the cancellation of a study investigating the health impacts of mountaintop removal and other surface mining. Read the full story online.
Public Health student to apply data science skills in competitive summer program
This summer, WVU School of Public Health graduate student Emily Hone will represent Mountaineer Nation as one of only 15 students selected to participate in a data science program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The Bodice Project: Sculptural Exhibit
West Virginia University Health Sciences Center and the Bodice Project invite you to join us February 20 - 22 in the Erickson Alumni Center Nutting Gallery for the Bodice Project Sculptural Exhibit.