Announcements
WV Project ECHO launches ECHO Memory Health
In collaboration with West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI), West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI), and the Alzheimer’s Association, WV Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) will be launching a new ECHO Project around Memory Health this fall.
Health Sciences joins WVU Diversity Week with biomedical science and health-related events
West Virginia University’s annual Diversity Week, slated this year for Oct. 11-17, promotes the celebration, education and understanding of different identities and experiences of students, faculty and staff across campus. Virtual events are planned WVU-wide, as well as events specific to Health Sciences.
Test, isolate, communicate: Keys to controlling a COVID-19 outbreak in a long-term care facility
A new study led by Carl Shrader, a physician and researcher in the Department of Family Medicine in the West Virginia University School of Medicine, revealed the role that communication played in quashing a COVID-19 outbreak at Sundale, a long-term care facility in Morgantown.
Diversity Week: "Women Beyond Bars" exhibit to be displayed in Pylons
As part of Diversity Week, the School of Public Health is partnering with the Reed College of Media to display an exhibit called "Women Beyond Bars: Following the Stories of Women's Incarceration in West Virginia."
Diversity Week: "Promoting Inclusive, Safe and Supportive Research Environments" set for Oct. 15
As part of Diversity Week, the Health Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Education will host “Promoting Inclusive, Safe, and Supportive Research Environments.”
Diversity Week: Inclusive Language Training scheduled Oct. 14
As part of Diversity Week, the WVU Health Sciences Committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host Inclusive Language Training.
Diversity Week: "Science, Race and Power" Webinar scheduled Oct. 13
As part of Diversity Week, the Health Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Education will host a webinar, “Science, Race and Power,” by Angela Saini, author of “Inferior” and “Superior.”
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 9-22-2020
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 9-22-2020
Sept. 22, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Sept. 22, 2020.
Mindful Self-Care: Three Ways to Virtually Practice Mindfulness this Fall
Mindfulness is a means to increase personal quality of life. Whether beginner, advanced or somewhere in between, learn and experience the numerous health benefits of a regular mindfulness practice.