Announcements
Dr. Carmen Burrell named recipient of ACHA's Ollie B. Moten Award
The American College Health Association’s Awards Advisory Committee has selected West Virginia University School of Medicine's Carmen Burrell, DO, as the recipient of the Ollie B. Moten Award for the 2021 Program.
One session remains, recordings available for SMART Resilience and Healing Program
This free 8-week virtual program is open to all students, faculty, and staff at WVU and employees of WVU Medicine. Participants will learn empowering practices to create more balance, increase emotional intelligence, and tap into inner resources to heal the body and mind.
National Drug Take Back Day
The Office of Health Promotion and Wellness and University Police Department will host National Drug Take Back Day on April 24. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the community is invited to stop by the Coliseum Blue Gate entrance to safely dispose of unwanted medications.
HSCommunity: Resources for Healing, Social Justice
Meshea L. Poore, Esq., Vice President for the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, discusses the importance of checking in.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 4-20-2021
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 4-20-2021
April 20, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for April 20, 2021.
E-cigarette users in rural Appalachia develop more severe lung injuries, according to new study
Just as e-cigarette ingredients can vary from one region to another, the health effects of vaping can have regional characteristics as well. A new study out of West Virginia University suggests that rural e-cigarette users are older—and often get sicker—than their urban counterparts.
Pediatric ICU stay can be scary, lonely experience—for parents
A new study led by Brad Phillips—a researcher with the West Virginia University School of Nursing—suggests that being young, being single, having a low income and having limited post-secondary education may make parents more likely to feel lonely or perceive a lack of emotional support when their children are in the PICU.
WVU in the News: Talking vaccine doubters off the fence can beat anti-vax sentiment
In the final episode of “Doubt,” a new Prognosis podcast series that explores vaccine hesitancy, Bloomberg News examines how VAERS has become a favored tool of anti-vaccine propaganda and how some health policy experts are beginning to fight back.
4th Annual Behavioral & Biomedical Sciences (BBS) Spring Symposium
The 4th Annual Behavioral & Biomedical Sciences (BBS) Spring Symposium is set for Wednesday, May 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring a keynote address from Dr. Michelle Jones-London, Chief, Office of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience Workforce Diversity, NINDS.