Announcements
Novel Funding Opportunities for Tumor Treating Fields Research
InovitroTM TTFields Lab Bench System from Novocure recently released several new funding opportunities.
Board of Governors proposes tightening of tobacco-free campus policy
A clarification and tightening of West Virginia University’s tobacco-free campus rules was approved for comment Friday by the Board of Governors.
Health Sciences receiving and mail service on limited holiday schedule
The Health Sciences Central Receiving and Post Ofice will be operating on a limited basis over the holiday season. Normal hours resume on Jan. 2, 2019.
WVU in the news: Paying it forward
In 1990, AAMC Chief Academic Officer John Prescott, MD, healed a badly broken little boy. Twenty-eight years later, that boy is an emergency room physician and instructor to Prescott’s own daughter, Amy Prescott, MD.
WVU alumna featured in "Inside Higher Ed"
WVU alumna Julie Kim, MD, PhD, section chief of pediatric hematology/oncology and associate professor of pediatrics at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, wrote an Inside Higher Ed opinion piece warning fellow faculty members that academic freedom may be at risk if academic health centers keep uncoupling from hospitals.
Clinical Psychology Internship Program earns reaccreditation
The School of Medicine’s Clinical Psychology Internship Program has received re-accreditation from the American Psychological Association.
WVU in the news: King says seniors can turn back the clock by getting off the couch
Most people know that exercising in youth or middle age can help us maintain a healthy weight, stave off chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, and lift our mood.
Former Physiology Associate Professor Gunter Franz, Ph.D., remembered
Gunter N. Franz, PH.D., age 83, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday morning, December 13, 2018 in his sleep at his home, with Wanda., his loving wife of 53 years, in attendance.
2018 Cancer Burden Report Released
WVU Cancer Institute's Cancer Prevention and Control, in collaboration with the West Virginia Cancer Registry, has released the 2018 Cancer Burden Report. The report provides updated statewide, age-adjusted incidence rates and counts for cancer diagnosed among West Virginia residents from 2011 to 2015.
WVU researchers investigate treating post-stroke depression with magnetic fields
Obstetricians and midwives often warn new mothers about postpartum depression. They might mention what symptoms women should look out for—such as crying spells or extreme irritability—and where they can turn for help. But people who have strokes may not learn that they, too, are at risk for depression.