Announcements
Dental school commencement includes more than 70 graduates
Temporary class and clinic closures, a hybrid of online and in-person classes, delayed certification examinations and postponed rural rotation assignments are some of the challenges 2021 graduates faced.
Dental school department chair named president-elect of international endodontic confederation
Dr. Samuel Dorn, Chair of the Department of Endodontics at the dental school, is the President-elect for the Asian-Pacific Endodontic Confederation (APEC).
Gee Mail: A new era for a treasured tradition
As nearly 4,500 students gear up for the first in-person Commencement at West Virginia University in nearly two years, President Gordon Gee could not help but to soak in the atmosphere beforehand at Milan Puskar Stadium in this edition of Gee Mail.
WVU School of Public Health takes over workplace health major as scope of occupational health hazards broadens to include infectious diseases
As COVID-19 and its variants continue to spread throughout the country, workplace safety has taken on a new meaning. West Virginia University’s Master of Science in Industrial Hygiene, newly moved to the WVU School of Public Health, is designed to help students address modern day occupational health issues as they gain the ability to anticipate, evaluate and control occupational health hazards.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 5-13-2021
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 5-13-2021
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 5-12-2021
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 5-12-2021
May 12, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for May 12, 2021.
Call for Applications: BBS Diversity in Research and Education Scholarships
We are pleased to announce the availability of Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) T32 Training Program scholarships for 2021. These scholarships are made in recognition of the Health Science Center’s and T32 Training Program’s continued support to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion across scientific disciplines.
Reminiscing with confidence: New WVU activity guide supports dementia caregiving
Sounds like crickets chirping and the taste of warm buckwheat pancakes can spark the senses of people with dementia — a fact faculty and students at West Virginia University used to develop a way for those people to experience parts of their cultural past and to relieve stress for their caregivers.
All gas, no brakes: Testosterone may act as ‘brake pedal’ on immune response, protect men from stomach inflammation
Autoimmune diseases have something in common with horses, bachelor’s degrees and daily flossing habits: women are more likely to have them. One reason for autoimmune diseases’ prevalence in women may be sex-based differences in inflammation. In a new study, West Virginia University researcher Jonathan Busada investigated how sex hormones affect stomach inflammation in males and females. He found that androgens—or male sex hormones—may help to keep stomach inflammation in check.