Announcements
Register for a tele-exercise research study
Join the WVU "Moving for Better Balance," a tele-exercise research study offering a free physical activity program for adults ages 55+ to prevent falls.
Fourth Annual Faculty Engagement Event
Mark your calendar for the Fourth Annual Faculty Engagement Event on Friday, March 1, 2019, at Erickson Alumni Center. This event is open to all HSC faculty on all campuses with emphasis on those who have been with WVU for two years or less.
NIOSH director's opioid lecture now on YouTube
If you weren't able to join the WVU School of Public for NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard's presentation on the opioid crisis, you can watch it on YouTube.
WVU faculty awarded CDC grant to help southern West Virginia communities build healthy futures
Faculty from WVU Extension Service, WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, and WVU School of Public Health and West Virginia Prevention Research Center received a five-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help in Clay and McDowell counties reduce obesity and other chronic diseases related to long-term unhealthy lifestyles.
Protecting coal miners from black lung disease
In a report published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, WVU School of Public Health researcher Michael McCawley and his colleagues pinpoint shortcomings in how miners’ exposure to respirable coal-mine dust is monitored. Inhaling this dust over time leads to black lung disease.
Get Involved: Winter Coat Drive for WVU Employees
Now through Friday, Nov. 2, you have the opportunity to bring warmth to those in need across campus.
Zullig, Lander share research on mindfulness and substance use disorder recovery
Can mindfulness improve outcomes for individuals with substance use disorders while in recovery? Professor Laura Lander, Dr. Keith Zullig, and Meghan Tuscano, a graduate student in the WVU School of Public Health, are exploring that possibility with an innovative study at WVU.
PBS series to feature WVU faculty
James Berry, DO, associate professor of behavioral medicine and psychiatry, and Mark Smith, MD, clinical faculty in the Department of Pediatrics, will be featured in an upcoming episode of PBS's NOVA series.
WVU, partners announce regional hub to train entrepreneurs, commercialize healthcare technology
Hoping to speed up the move from idea to application, West Virginia University and 23 other regional institutions have come together to create a “virtual hub” that will ultimately help speed the commercialization of groundbreaking university research.
Health Sciences Campus to host Mountaineer Week events
Mountaineer Week, WVU’s annual celebration of West Virginia heritage and culture, will make a stop at the Health Sciences Campus on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on the Learning Center Green.