Announcements
Blood drives to be held on Jan. 31, Feb. 5 and 15
Every two seconds, someone needs blood, platelets, or plasma to survive. These patients depend on blood donors to roll up their sleeves and give the gift of life.
WVU Medicine 'working on a fix' for state's health woes, CEO tells local newspaper
An article on the front page of Sunday’s (Jan. 6) The Dominion Post detailed West Virginia’s low health rankings and featured remarks from Albert L. Wright, Jr., president and CEO of the West Virginia University Health System.
WVU in the news: WVU tackles opioid crisis with clinical trial of injectable non-opioid micropellets to treat sciatica pain
West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute is leading the nation in exploring a way to treat chronic pain without opioids.
WVU in the news: 100 hospitals and health systems with great neurosurgery and spine programs
Becker's Healthcare named the following organizations to the 2018 edition of its list "100 hospitals and health systems with great neurosurgery and spine programs."
Neuroscience Faculty receives HSC Research Award
Drs. Gibson and Marsh recently attended the Neuroscience Departmental meeting to provide one of our faculty members with a HSC research award. This award represents exceptional efforts demonstrated by individual studies and group research activities. Congratulations to Dr. Victor Finomore!
Classroom Problem Reporting Form
See screen capture showing two new desktop icons that have been added to all Classroom PCs for quick references to support resources and a new problem reporting form to report classrooms issues.
WVU researchers find telemedicine may increase patients’ satisfaction with their medical care
Cardiovascular disease pervades Appalachia, yet many Appalachians live far from any heart and vascular specialist. Follow-up doctor’s visits in the weeks after cardiovascular surgery can involve hours-long drives down narrow, winding roads.
Lori Hazlehurst named as WVU Cancer Institute Associate Director
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Lori Hazlehurst, Ph.D., Professor (WVU School of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences and Co-Leader of the WVU Cancer Institute Research Program the Alexander B. Osborn Hematopoietic Malignancy and Transplantation Program, has been named as the Associate Director for Basic Research at the WVU Cancer Institute. In this role, she will work closely with Dr. Richard Goldberg, Institute Director, and the leadership team of the WVU Cancer Institute to implement strategic goals to increase the impact of basic and translational cancer research at WVU. The primary strategy is to increase the number of NIH funded investigators focused on cancer research at WVU
WVU in the news: Team responsible for Alzheimer's breakthrough is named NCWV Media 'West Virginian of the year'
Wright: 'Real problems are being solved in Morgantown, West Virginia'
Export Control Fast Facts: What you need to know
The training will highlight the importance of compliance with U.S. export laws and regulations, HSC faculty and staff’s personal responsibilities, and the processes designed to assist them. In particular, the information will look at how export regulations intersect with research, travel abroad, and the ways the Export Control office works with the Office of Global Affairs in the visa process for J-1 scholars and H-1B employees working in each school at HSC.