Announcements
Incoming Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep section chief’s work published in “Sleep”
Sunil Sharma, M.D., who will join the Department of Medicine in late April, has been published in SLEEP, a journal of the Sleep Research Society.
Four WVU physicians re-elected to UHA Board
Four WVU physicians have been re-elected to two-year terms on the University Health Associates (UHA) Board of Directors.
WVU Medicine dependent tuition assistance application period for summer/fall ends today
The application period for the dependent tuition assistance programs for Summer and Fall 2019 opens tomorrow (April 10) for those dependents who will attend West Virginia University at the Morgantown, Beckley, or Keyser campuses, or WVU Online.
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute opens new Innovation Center
The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) announced today (April 23) that it will be opening its new Innovation Center and convening its inaugural Summit from Wednesday to Thursday, May 15-16, in Morgantown.
Department of Justice, FBI to discuss health care fraud, opioid crisis in April 26 panel
The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation University Outreach Project will present on trends in health care fraud as part of the next Medicine Grand Rounds.
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute opens new Innovation Center
The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) announced today (April 23) that it will be opening its new Innovation Center and convening its inaugural Summit from Wednesday to Thursday, May 15-16, in Morgantown.
J.W. Ruby part of publication's '100 great hospitals in America' list
WVU Medicine’s J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital is listed in Becker’s Healthcare as one of the “100 great hospitals in America” for 2019.
WVU community invited to student magazine launch event
WVU student organization Ed on Campus will be hosting a release party and panel discussion for their spring 2019 edition of Mirage Magazine on Thursday, April 24, at 6 pm in the Media Innovation Center.
WVU School of Medicine alumni, LaunchLab Network clients win $25,000 and coveted spot in AlphaLab Gear Incubator
West Virginia University School of Medicine alumni and LaunchLab Network clients will use $25,000 in startup funding from the AlphaLab Gear accelerator program for early-stage startups to help drive down maintenance costs and increase productivity in laboratories.
WVU in the News: 21 Best Toys for Kids With Autism
Kids with autism are just that – kids! And they want to play! So what are the best toys for autistic kids to encourage that exploration through play? “Their toys don't have to be fancy or special ‘learning toys.’ They simply need to be toys that your child enjoys and that are developmentally appropriate,” says Jamie Winter, Ph.D., a psychologist at the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in White Plains, New York.