Announcements
Bob Huggins Fish Fry Set for January in Morgantown
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Nationally recognized lifestyle medicine expert named dean at WVU Eastern Campus
Emma M. Morton-Eggleston, MD, will also serve as director of the newly established WVU Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Health.
Linda Vona-Davis presents research at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Linda Vona-Davis, PhD, teaching assistant professor in the WVU Department of Surgery and member of the WVU Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Research Program, presented her research work at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium on December 8, 2017.
City seeks volunteers for health and wellness commission
The Morgantown City Council is recruiting health professionals, educators, and people enthusiastic about healthy living to serve on the newly formed Health and Wellness Commission.
Maynor named director of student affairs and academic initiatives
Lena Maynor, PharmD, has been appointed director of student affairs and academic initiatives for the Health Sciences Center at West Virginia University.
NIH funds WVU research to make diabetes and hypertension management a community activity
Managing diabetes and high blood pressure can feel like a solitary enterprise dependent on relationships with objects (like pills or foods) and activities (like brisk walks or early bedtimes) instead of relationships with people, but a group of WVU researchers is hoping to change that.
WVU Medicine Children’s using 3D models to better treat patients with complex heart problems
While many kids will be hoping that Santa will leave a high tech gift of some sort under their Christmas trees, one little boy in Wellersburg, Pa., will be celebrating the holidays with his family thanks to a 3D model of his heart that was printed to help doctors at WVU Medicine Children’s determine the best approach to treat him.
Free chair massages
Chair Massages, sponsored by QLI Wed Jan 3, 2018 – Thu Jan 4, 2018, 10am-2pm each day HSC North 1173 A (former Campus Safety Office)
Farewell reception scheduled for Stephen Alway
The Health Sciences community is invited to a reception honoring Stephen E. Alway, chair of the Division of Exercise Physiology and executive chairperson of the Department of Human Performance and Applied Exercise Science.
Under the Dome: WVU Legislative Update
Under the Dome is an update on actions and activities of the West Virginia Legislature, provided during the regular legislative session, interim sessions and special sessions for West Virginia University faculty and staff by WVU’s Office of State and Local Relations.