Announcements
Yale Neurosurgeon to Lecture
Eyiyemisi Damisah, MD, MHS, of Yale University will be our guest on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 7:30 AM. Her lecture will be “Regulation of Orchestrated Glial Responses to Apoptotic Cell Death in the Live Mammalian Brain”
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.
Two parking garages, new lot on the way
One garage will be located near WVU’s Milan Puskar Stadium (off Willowdale Road); the other, near WVU’s Mountaineer Station (off Van Voorhis Road).
WVU Cancer Institute makes latest Becker's list
The WVU Cancer Institute has been recognized by Becker's Hospital Review as one of “100 hospitals and health systems with great oncology programs” for 2018.
WVU grad student pursues drug to treat aggressive form of blood cancer
Multiple myeloma doesn’t play around. Within five years of being diagnosed with this form of blood cancer, about half of all patients die from it. And even if they initially respond well to treatment, the cancer can hide in their bone marrow for years before reemerging in a tougher-to-treat form.
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.
Parking at WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital to be affected by Thursday's football game
Patient and visitor parking at WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, including WVU Medicine Children’s, the Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center, and the Ruby Memorial Emergency Department, will be altered on Thursday, Oct. 25, for the WVU Football game at Milan Puskar Stadium.
Apply now for Dependent Tuition Assistance Program for spring 2019 semester
The application deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 30.
Groundbreaking cardiovascular event showcases WVU Medicine as leader
The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute’s recent CHOICE 2018 program – a one-day, free cardiovascular screening and diagnostic examination event held in partnership with the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Education and Research Foundation – had several "firsts," according to Partho Sengupta, MD, chief of Cardiology at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute.
Parking in Area 36 to be restricted
Because of construction, all parking permit holders for Area 36 (near the area where the Med Center Apartments are being demolished) will be restricted to the parking area as shown in yellow on this map, effective Oct. 29.