Announcements
WVU Cancer Institute’s Second Annual Lung Cancer Conference: Catalyzing Change to Address Lung Cancer
The free event is designed to heighten awareness about the impact of lung cancer across West Virginia. The conference will engage health care providers, health care delivery systems, community-based organizations, payers, advocates, public health educators, and policymakers to improve lung cancer screening, early detection, treatment, and survivorship.
Tickets still available for WVU Heart and Vascular Institute fundraising gala
Tickets are still available for the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute's inaugural black-tie fundraising gala Saturday, Oct. 27, at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pa.
Regional nurses organization offers free continuing education program on Thursday
The North Central West Virginia Chapter of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association will host a free continuing education program from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. The event will take place at Atria's at the Holiday Inn, located along Pineview Drive in Morgantown.
WVU Global Health Week to be held Oct. 15-19 at Health Sciences Center
Global health challenges and experiences will be explored during the School of Medicine’s 2018 Global Health Week held at Health Sciences.
Marketing, communications offers training sessions for website editors
The WVU School of Medicine Office of Marketing and Communications will offer monthly training sessions for departmental website editors beginning this Wednesday, Oct. 3.
WVU School of Public Health, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute collaborate to combat state’s opioid epidemic
The West Virginia University School of Public Health and the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute are collaborating to create a new leadership position that will focus on advancing brain health research and services to combat the state’s ongoing opioid epidemic.
August, September 2018 faculty arrivals
ANESTHESIOLOGY Yosaf Zeyed, MD, joins the Department of Anesthesiology. He completed his anesthesiology residency at the University of Miami.
Sunday's WVU women's soccer match against Texas is annual 'Pink Game'
WVU will face Big 12 rival Texas for its annual “Pink Game” for breast cancer awareness at 1 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 7, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The match is being held in association with the WVU Cancer Institute
HRSA Organ Donation Challenge begins
WVU Medicine begins its participation in the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Workplace Partnership for Life Hospital Organ Donation Challenge today (Oct. 1).
NCI director Norman Sharpless to present annual Hardesty Lecture - Oct. 18
The Annual Hardesty Lecture featuring NCI Director Dr. Norman “Ned” Sharpless will be held on Thursday, October 18, at 4:00 p.m. in the Okey Patteson Auditorium.