Announcements
Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences trainee receives state award for Women's and Gender Studies
Alexa Ebert, a Research and Graduate Education Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences T32 trainee, recently received the 2021 Velma Miller/West Virginia Alliance for Women’s and Gender Studies Award.
Cancer screening tool now available for WVU Medicine employees
Employees and their spouses who have WVU Medicine insurance plans can earn 100 wellness points for completing cancer screenings, which accrue to provide discounts on insurance premiums.
May 20, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for May 20, 2021.
2021 DDS and Dental Hygiene graduates earn awards
Individual and team awards were given to students May 13.
School of Public Health recognized for engagement with health administration, health policy education community
The West Virginia University School of Public Health has been recognized by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration for its outstanding faculty engagement and leadership.
May 19, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for May 19, 2021.
WVU in the News: Covid-19 vaccine rollout for ages 12 to 15 is 'better than expected,' health officials say
The rollout of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 in the United States has been reminiscent of when those very first Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered late last year, said Dr. Lisa Costello, a pediatrician at West Virginia University Medicine Children's Hospital and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Committee on State Government Affairs.
WVU in the News: Preventive medicine for rural America: why more training programs must be here
While there is a well-recognized national shortage of Preventive Medicine (PM) physicians, there is also a marked maldistribution. In a new article in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, Drs. Jennifer Lultschik and Christopher Martin describe one approach to address the disparity in PM specialists in practice within rural regions such as Appalachia by supporting a greater number of Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs based within these regions.
May 18, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for May 18, 2021.
Two New Faculty Join The Department of Biochemistry
The department of Biochemistry is excited to announce it’s two new faculty members, Dr. Wen Tao Deng and Dr. Michael Robichaux! They joined the department at the end of March and are assistant professors in both the Department of Biochemistry and Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.