Announcements
WVU in the News: Innes' research looks to meditation and music in altering blood markers of Alzheimer’s disease
A research team led by Dr. Kim Innes, a professor in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, has found that a simple meditation or music listening program may alter certain biomarkers of cellular aging and Alzheimer’s Disease in older adults who are experiencing memory loss.
SPH All-Hands Meeting to be December 7, 9-11 am
The quarterly School of Public Health All-Hands meeting is scheduled to be held Friday, December 7 from 9:00 am – 11:00 am in Okey Patteson Auditorium (HSC-1175).
SPH represented at WV LUNG FORCE Expo
Three undergraduate students and a faculty member from the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences were on hand to represent the WVU School of Public Health at a recent American Lung Association event in Charleston, WV.
Deadline extended for the Public Health Training Center field placement or research opportunities with $3,500 stipend
Nine students will be selected to complete either a field placement or faculty-student collaborative research project between January- June 30, 2019.
Healthy Harrison seeking Health Navigator intern
Healthy Harrison is a coalition with a vision to measurably improve the health and wellness of the citizens of Harrison County. Executive Director, John Paul Nardelli, is seeking a Health Navigator intern for Spring or Summer 2019. This internship could fulfill the requirements of the MPH Field Practicum. If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete the application and return to Audra Hamrick, Director of Public Health Practice, by December 5, 2018. Please include an updated resume with the application.
Apply now for Institute for Diversity and Health Equity Summer 2019 Enrichment Program
The Institute's Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) places diverse, graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in health care administration or a related field in 10-week, paid internships within health care organizations.
Global health expert to discuss health challenges
Keith Martin, M.D., executive director of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, will dicuss global health challenges at WVU Health Sciences on Thur., Nov. 15 at noon in Fukushima Auditorium. Complimentary box lunches will be provided for the first 50 attendees.
WVU in the News: Health policy experts weigh in on "pre-existing conditions" discussion
Associate Professor Tom Bias, director of the Health Research Center at West Virginia University School of Public Health, and Assistant Professor Simon Haeder, a health policy professor at West Virginia University John D. Rockefeller School of Politics and Policy, spoke to the The Register-Herald about the issue of pre-existing conditions in this year's election.
Invitation to submit to the Appalachian Futures exhibit at WVU Libraries
WVU faculty are invited to participate in an upcoming exhibit around Appalachian Futures in the Downwn Campus Library, to run August 2019 thru June 2020.
Connect with colleagues, students at APHA in San Diego
The WVU School of Public Health is going to California, and we hope you are, too. Visit the website for a schedule of presentations and to RSVP for the Mix & Mingle social event!