Announcements
SPH to sponsor American Lung Association's 2019 Bike Trek
The SPH is once again a sponsor for the American Lung Association’s annual Bike Trek. The Greenbrier River Trail Bike Trek is a 3-day, 100-mile cycling event on May 16-19, 2019, in Marlinton WV.
2019 IPE week will take place March 18-22
The Office of Interprofessional Education 2019 IPE week will take place from Mar. 18 - 22. The theme for this year’s event is Team and Teamwork.
Crane arrival will cause road closures and traffic delays
Willowdale Road and Valley View Drive will be impacted. There also will intermittent traffic delays in this area from Thursday, March 14, through July, as the employee parking garage is constructed.
Shots fired training at Health Sciences on Mar. 18 and 20
The University Police will offer a Shots Fired Training session on Monday, Mar. 18, from 4 - 5 p.m., in HSC North Room 1905 and on Tuesday, Mar. 20, from 11 a.m. – noon, in the same room.
Healthcare policy expert to share insights on state-university partnerships
The WVU School of Public Health continues its 2018-2019 Dean’s Colloquium Series with a discussion about the role that state Medicaid programs play in financing the safety net and serving vulnerable populations.
WVU School of Dentistry takes tobacco cessation efforts on the road
During the recent 2019 West Virginia legislative session, Senate Bill 348 was voted down in the House Health Committee. The bill would have raised the legal age to use tobacco in West Virginia to 21. At the WVU School of Dentistry, faculty responds.
WVU in the News: WVU Medicine hosts grand opening for Center for Hope and Healing
WVU Medicine and the WVU Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry held a grand opening on Mar. 1 for the new WVU Medicine Center for Hope and Healing. The 29,305-square-foot addiction treatment facility offers 12 beds for subacute medically managed withdrawal residential care and 30 beds for residential care up to 28 days.
WVCTSI accepting applications for 3 pilot funding opportunities
WVCTSI has released requests for applications (RFA) for the Collaborative RFA, Small Grant RFA, and Launch Pilot Grant funding opportunities.
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, 2019 Thomas H. Covey, Jr., MD Lectureship
The WVU Department of Surgery Grand Rounds and the 2019 Thomas H. Covey, Jr., MD Lectureship with Visiting Professor Taylor Riall, MD, PhD, FACS, takes place on Wednesday, March 20, at 7:30 a.m. in the WVU Health Sciences Okey Patteson Auditorium, room 1175.
Nominations open for 2019 School of Medicine Distinguished Teacher Awards
Nominations for the School of Medicine Distinguished Teaching Award are being accepted through Friday, April 12.