Announcements
SPH Biostatistics Monthly Seminar Series welcomes Jacek Urbanek - Nov. 7
Jacek K. Urbanek, PhD, from John Hopkins University will present “Objective Quantification of Human Activity in Large Health Studies Using Wearable Accelerometers” on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 at 11am – noon in Room 1070 of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute building.
Study abroad opportunity in Italy for aspiring health professional students
WVU is increasing Culinary Health Opportunities for aspiring Professionals (iCHOP Aspiring) through a 16-week upper-level Mediterranean lifestyle course with an emphasis on nutrition knowledge, culinary skills, sustainable practices and food systems.
Students, faculty, and staff encouraged to provide feedback on wellness at WVU
WVU and WVU Medicine students and employees are invited to attend on-campus focus groups to learn more about Blue Zones Project and share thoughts on challenges and opportunities to creating a culture of health.
Blue Zones project presentation + Public Health student focus group -- Nov. 9
West Virginia University has a history of collaborating with our community to support well-being. Now, we’re inviting School of Public Health students to weigh in on a whole new level of collaboration and impact.
Kandzari Fund Sponsored Lecture:"Interprofessional lecture Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Outcomes and Effectiveness Research”
The WVU School of Nursing announces its Kandzari Fund Sponsored Lecture on November 8 featuring Ivo Abraham, PhD, RN, from the University of Arizona. Abraham is a a nurse by profession and an outcomes and effectiveness researcher by trade, a professor of pharmacy and medicine, and affiliated with the Center for Health Outcomes and PharmacoEconomic Research, the Arizona Cancer Center, and the Center for Applied Genomics and Genetic Medicine.
Learn about becoming a Blue Zone University at WVU Town Hall
Learn how becoming the first certified Blue Zones University in the world can inspire healthy transformation, economic vitality and higher well-being. Join us for a university-wide Town Hall at the WVU Health Sciences Center on Thur., Nov. 8 at noon. If you can’t join us, you can watch the event live at https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/live-feed.
WVU volunteers assemble more than 1,700 Naloxone rescue kits
For the second consecutive year, volunteers from WVU assembled naloxone rescue kits that are currently being distributed to WV counties that experience high risk of opioid overdose death.
SPH Dean's Office welcomes new staff member
Please join the Dean’s Office in welcoming a new member to their team! Katharine Belcher joins the WVU School of Public Health on Monday, October 22, as Administrative Assistant for the Dean’s Administrative Suite.
SPH Meet and Greet
Join Dean Jeffrey Coben in welcoming new faculty and staff to the School of Public Health on Wednesday, October 24, at 10:00 am in conference room 3301.
Information session on faculty evaluation, promotion and tenure to be held
All faculty are invited to attend the 2018 Faculty Evaluation, Promotion and Tenure Session led by Provost Joyce McConnell and Associate Provost for Academic Personnel C. B. Wilson which will take place Oct. 24 from 3-5 p.m. in Room 120, Advanced Engineering Research Building.