Announcements
Mountaineer Simulation Week
Mountaineer Simulation Week kicks off on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 with interactive training sessions, tours and challenges that extend through the week for faculty and students.
Public Health researcher to present at international conference
WVU School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology Professor and WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs Member Sarah Knox has been invited to speak at the Biomedicine and Holistic Medicine in Cooperation Conference.
WVCTSI announces 3 fall funding opportunities
The West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) has released requests for applications (RFA) for the Open Competition, Launch Pilot Grant, Small Grant funding opportunities.
Save the Date: Learn how to help your patients kick the habit
Dental school's tobacco treatment training program will host its third continuing education course in May 2020.
WVU in the News: The Truth About Wanting to Die
You’re more likely to find suicides when you look for them. And, much of the time, we don’t. Grieving families would frequently prefer not to touch the issue. “The underreporting of suicide is a recognized concern in Canada and internationally,” reads a 2016 study based on data from the Public Health Agency of Canada. Suicide deaths are also examined a lot less closely, on average: a 2010 report found that about 55 percent of US suicide deaths get autopsied, compared to 92 percent of homicides.
WVU in the News: HIV Infection “Clusters” Put Focus On Harm Reduction Programs
In a recent article, health officials in Huntington, West Virginia, said a cluster of HIV infections has grown to 71 confirmed cases. That’s in a city that usually sees about eight HIV infections in a year. As with an earlier such cluster in northern Kentucky, officials say the primary cause of infection is needle drug use.
WVU in the News: Industry cites 3M research on cancer patients exposed to PFOA to claim them chemical isn't so bad
Defenders of the chemicals known as PFAS have seized upon an industry-funded study of cancer patients as evidence that PFOA, the compound used to make Teflon, firefighting foam, and many other products, isn’t as dangerous as it seems.
SPH All-hands meeting scheduled for September 26
WVU School of Public Health Dean Jeffrey Coben will lead an all-hands meeting on Thursday, September 26, 2019 in 2118 Health Sciences Center North. You can find the agenda here. Breakfast foods will be provided.
Welcome Week 2019
It's Welcome Week!
Climate change and public health: Addressing the growing crisis
Accelerating global warming and climate change are affecting every facet of human life and well-being. Economic, physical, and mental injuries from climate change and extreme weather – as well as the deadly political and national security impacts of global disease, food scarcity, and forced migration – these growing impacts and more threaten human health and safety worldwide.