Announcements
WVU School of Medicine Alpha Omega Alpha honor society inducts new members
Members of the West Virginia University School of Medicine classes of 2017 and 2018, as well as medical residents and faculty, were inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AOA) on Friday, April 6.
WVU expert briefed congressional panel on needle exchange
WVU infectious disease expert Judith Feinberg, MD, will participate in a briefing for members of Congress and their staffs on Capitol Hill Tuesday, April 24, at noon in the Congressional Visitor Center.
ICRC's Blosnich discusses the intersection between faith and suicidal behavior in the LGBQ community
WVU Injury Control and Research Center senior scientist and School of Public Health alumnus Dr. John Blosnich was recently featured in stories highlighting a study linking faith and suicidal behavior in the LGBQ community.
WVU Benefits Open Enrollment continues through May 15; HSC session set for April 25
WVU Benefits Administration is hosting a Benefits Information Table at the Health Sciences Center in HR, G211-B on Wednesday, April 25 from 1 to 3 p.m.
WV KIDS COUNT to release report on wellbeing of children and families in West Virginia
WV KIDS COUNT, in partnership with WVU Medicine Children’s and the WVU Rockefeller School of Public Policy and Politics, will hold an event on April 23 at noon at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute’s Bruce McClymonds Conference Center to release the second in a series of six issue briefs on the wellbeing of children and families in West Virginia.
MaryBeth Mandich receives music therapy advocacy award
MaryBeth Mandich, PT, PhD, vice dean of professional and undergraduate programs in the West Virginia University School of Medicine, recently received an advocacy award from the Mid-Atlantic Region American Music Therapy Association (MAR-AMTA) for her work on the development of a musical therapy undergraduate degree at WVU.
Donations being accepted April 30-May 9 for Blue and Gold Mine Sale
The sale is Saturday, May 12, from 7 a.m. to noon at the east concourse of the Milan Puskar Stadium. The early bird admission is $5 (7-8:30 a.m.), and free admission begins at 8:30 a.m.
2018 Health Sciences Day at the WVU Ballpark planned
Join friends and colleagues and enjoy an evening of America’s favorite pastime as WVU Baseball takes on Virginia Tech on Wednesday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m. Discounted tickets of $5 each are being offered to WVU Health Sciences friends. The first 200 registrants will receive a souvenir. Please register by May 4. After completing this form, visit wvugame.com/promo to order tickets; enter the promotional code WVUHSC. You may select the number of tickets and seats by following the prompts. For more information, please contact: HSC Alumni Affairs Room G-270 HSC South 304-293-5110 glsaugenhoup@hsc.wvu.edu
Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology students awarded top honors at Van Liere Research Conference
Five graduate students in the Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis program were awarded first place honors for their poster presentations at the 53rd Van Liere Research Conference held March 22-23 at the WVU Health Sciences Center.
Team Science: Facilitating Collaboration and Research
WVCTSI will host the third installment of the seminar series highlighting team science. During “Team Science: Facilitating Collaboration and Research,” Darshana Shah, Ph.D., professor and associate dean of faculty affairs and professional development at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, will instruct attendees how to conduct more effective collaborative research by examining barriers and challenges to successful collaboration, and ways to overcome them. The first two team science seminars presented by Shah can be viewed anytime on the WVCTSI YouTube channel.