Announcements
WVCTSI announces 4 fall funding opportunities
The West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) has released requests for applications (RFA) for the Open Competition, Launch Pilot Grant, Small Grant, and Open Competition (WVCTSI and WVU Cancer Institute) funding opportunities.
Meditation and music may improve memory of those at-risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
Kim Innes, an epidemiology professor from the West Virginia University School of Public Health, and her team are studying the potential benefits of a simple meditation or music listening practice for improving memory and cognitive functioning, as well as mood, sleep and quality of life in adults with subjective cognitive decline, or SCD.
Tell ICRC about your data needs
The WVU Injury Control Research Center (ICRC) is interested in hearing from SPH faculty members about the types of data sets they may be interested in accessing for research.
Free health screenings and prize opportunities at the Mountainlair
Flu shots, Hemoglobin A1C tests, free health care screenings and prize opportunities will be available at the WVU Healthy Living Fair at the Mountainlair on Thursday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m.– 2 p.m.
Celebrate WVU Diversity Week Sept. 29 through Oct. 7
WVU Diversity Week is an annual, week-long event sponsored by the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The events occurring during the week provide opportunities for individuals to come together in unity to celebrate the rich diversity of our University community.
Health Sciences to host "Pandemics and Vaccinations" Expert Panel on Oct. 9
Reality or fiction – just how likely is a pandemic illness? Join leading health experts as they discuss the reality of a pandemic illness on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 4 p.m. at the Health Sciences Center’s Okey Patteson Auditorium.
SPH graduate student earns presentation spot and scholarship to state conference
School of Public Health graduate student Meghan Tuscano will be presenting research a mindfulness intervention study at the upcoming 26th Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Rural Health Association in October.
Sherrod to support OEHS
Effective October 1, 2018, Jennifer Sherrod will transition to her new role as Administrative Associate for the Department of Occupational & Environmental Health Sciences.
Register now for NIOSH's 7th Annual National Occupational Injury Research Symposium
NIOSH's 7th Annual National Occupational Injury Research Symposium (NOIRS), “Advancing Worker Safety in the 21st Century Through Research and Practice,” will be October 16-18, 2018, at in Morgantown.
NIOSH leader to share perspectives on the impact of the opioid epidemic on the U.S. workforce
The WVU School of Public Health continues its Dean’s Colloquium Series in October with a discussion about the impact of the nation’s opioid epidemic on the U.S. workforce.