Announcements
WVU in the News: Allen pens Title X letter to editor
Assistant Professor Lindsay Allen published a letter to the editor in a recent edition of the Charleston Gazette-Mail (WV) outlining the ways in which the Title X gag rule will impact the state's citizens. Read the letter online.
The Office of Research and Graduate Education (OR&GE) is pleased to announce the realignment of HSC Pre-Award grants administration services
The Office of Research and Graduate Education (OR&GE) is pleased to announce the realignment of Pre-Award grants administration services provided within the Health Sciences Center. This realignment is coincident with Valerie Lemasters transitioning to a part-time status on July 1st. Val has served as the Director for Pre-Award services at the HSC for the past 30+ years. We are beyond grateful to Val for her years of dedication and direct leadership behind building the strong support system we have in place for pre-award services at the HSC.
SPH exhibitor needed for WV State Fair in August 2019
Planning for the State Fair of West Virginia is underway, and WVU Extension is hoping to finalize all University exhibitors soon.
TODAY: Campus Conversation on Health Sciences culture at 12 noon
Mark your calendars for an upcoming WVU Health Sciences Center Campus Conversation on campus culture TODAY at 12 noon to 1 p.m.
WVCTSI hosting Dartmouth professor for special cancer focused seminar
WVCTSI is pleased to welcome Periannan Kuppusamy, Ph.D., professor of radiology and medicine at the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, for a special seminar on July 11. Dr. Kuppusamy will present, “Tumor Oxygenation for Enhancing Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Sense & Sensibility.”
SPH Research Experts Database update - Due June 19
It’s time to update the SPH Research Experts Database on our website! The database serves as a resource for current and prospective students, other researchers and media. As an R1 institution, it’s important that we highlight our areas of research expertise and provide supporting information.
OHSR welcomes new research assistant
Audrey Semel, MPH, has recently joined the WVU School of Public Health’s Office of Health Services Research team as a research assistant. Audrey will support current OHSR grant projects, most prominently WV Health Connection, through website and database management, helping to facilitate community partnerships and data collection and analysis. Audrey's background in community-based participatory research, qualitative research and advocacy will lend a valuable skill-set and perspective to this work.
WVU's Office of Health Services Research partnering with Cancer Institute on cervical cancer prevention project
The WVU School of Public Health's Office of Health Services Research is partnering with Stephenie Kennedy-Rea, Ed.D., and the WVU Cancer Institute in a new, five-year effort funded by the National Cancer Institute to reduce health disparities in cervical cancer in Appalachia.
Attend a Special Campus Conversation on WVU Health Sciences Culture June 18
Mark your calendars for an upcoming WVU Health Sciences Center Campus Conversation on campus culture on Tue., June 18 at noon in Room 1905 at the Health Sciences Center.
SPH alumni contact transition
Please be advised that Mr. Scot McIntosh, Director of Career Development and Student Success, has assumed the role of primary liaison for the School of Public Health’s alumni. Scot recently made this transition during the Alumni Leadership Council meeting on May 31, 2019.