Announcements
Epidemiology posters earn top awards at West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute meeting
At the recent West Virginia CTSI meeting held on Wednesday, May 24, at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, recently graduated doctoral student, Dr. Eric Lundstrom, was voted the top poster presenter by attendees.
Reimagining cancer care in West Virginia: WVU Cancer Institute receives $50 million state investment to fund expansion of research and treatments
West Virginia University’s efforts to reimagine and expand cancer care received a $50 million boost as Gov. Jim Justice joined WVU academic and Health System leaders to announce state surplus funding that will support investment to attain National Cancer Institute Designation — a first for West Virginia.
Test your Pride knowledge at local trivia night
Morgantown Brewing Company will host Pride Night & Trivia on June 22 from 7-9 p.m. in collaboration with the WVU Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, LGBTQ+ Center and Health Sciences Director of Diversity Court Lanham.
WVU Brownfields Center receives $5M to expand work throughout Mid-Atlantic
WVU Technical Assistance to Brownfields, led by the Brownfields Assistance Center at WVU, will use these funds to grow their team, which currently includes School of Public Health Associate Professor Christiaan Abildso, and help empower communities in West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C. to transform brownfields—property hindered from redevelopment or reuse due to the presence or perceived presence of a hazardous substance or contaminant.
Blood Drive planned for June 27 at Ruby Memorial Hospital
An American Red Cross blood drive will be held Tuesday, June 27 from noon to 6 p.m. in the Bruce McClymonds Conference Center.
WVU releases Dean’s, President’s and graduate lists for Spring 2023
West Virginia University has released its Spring 2023 Dean’s and President’s lists, as well as the full list of graduates for the spring semester. Altogether, 6,273 students earned honors during the spring semester.
WVU research study seeking healthy adult participants
West Virginia University researchers are seeking healthy adult volunteers to participate in a research study that aims to determine if small wearable sensors can accurately measure activities commonly done as part of one’s occupation.
Ignore emails asking you to buy gift cards and validate unusual requests
Information Technology Services reminds all faculty and staff to be skeptical of urgent emails asking you to purchase gift cards using personal or University funds.
New online training to improve researcher and student knowledge of Medicaid administrative data analysis
WVU Health Affairs Institute has launched a robust online Medicaid administrative claims data analysis training, enabling researchers, data analysts and students to develop a better understanding of how to use Medicaid data to identify health trends and associations. The instructor is Dr. Zheng Dai, assistant director of health analytics for Health Affairs Institute, who earned his PhD in epidemiology from the WVU School of Public Health.
SPH ENEWS and Weekly Research Update to go on brief hiatus
SPH ENEWS will be on hiatus the week of June 26. It will resume on Wednesday, July 5.