Announcements
Dental school department chair named president-elect of international endodontic confederation
Dr. Samuel Dorn, Chair of the Department of Endodontics at the dental school, is the President-elect for the Asian-Pacific Endodontic Confederation (APEC).
Save the Date: HSC Conversation about Workplace Survey set for June 3
As part of an HSC initiative focused on “COVID-19 Lessons Learned,” a survey was completed focused on HSC faculty and staff workplace design during the past year. In a follow up to the survey, we will hold an HSC conversation on Thursday, June 3 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. to share and discuss these data.
Gee Mail: A new era for a treasured tradition
As nearly 4,500 students gear up for the first in-person Commencement at West Virginia University in nearly two years, President Gordon Gee could not help but to soak in the atmosphere beforehand at Milan Puskar Stadium in this edition of Gee Mail.
WVU School of Public Health takes over workplace health major as scope of occupational health hazards broadens to include infectious diseases
As COVID-19 and its variants continue to spread throughout the country, workplace safety has taken on a new meaning. West Virginia University’s Master of Science in Industrial Hygiene, newly moved to the WVU School of Public Health, is designed to help students address modern day occupational health issues as they gain the ability to anticipate, evaluate and control occupational health hazards.
May 12, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for May 12, 2021.
Call for Applications: BBS Diversity in Research and Education Scholarships
We are pleased to announce the availability of Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) T32 Training Program scholarships for 2021. These scholarships are made in recognition of the Health Science Center’s and T32 Training Program’s continued support to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion across scientific disciplines.
Reminiscing with confidence: New WVU activity guide supports dementia caregiving
Sounds like crickets chirping and the taste of warm buckwheat pancakes can spark the senses of people with dementia — a fact faculty and students at West Virginia University used to develop a way for those people to experience parts of their cultural past and to relieve stress for their caregivers.
All gas, no brakes: Testosterone may act as ‘brake pedal’ on immune response, protect men from stomach inflammation
Autoimmune diseases have something in common with horses, bachelor’s degrees and daily flossing habits: women are more likely to have them. One reason for autoimmune diseases’ prevalence in women may be sex-based differences in inflammation. In a new study, West Virginia University researcher Jonathan Busada investigated how sex hormones affect stomach inflammation in males and females. He found that androgens—or male sex hormones—may help to keep stomach inflammation in check.
Radiology resident wins 2021 ACR-AUR Research Scholar Award
WVU Radiology Resident Dr. Dhairya A Lakhani has been awarded 2021 ACR-AUR Research Scholar Award.
WVU in the News: Doing this for 12 minutes each day slashes your dementia risk, study says
It's one thing to keep your body in the right shape as you age with proper diet and exercise, but it can be another thing entirely to keep your mind sharp in your later years. But it turns out that some daily habits could also boost cognitive health. In fact, research has found that doing this one activity for just 12 minutes a day can slash your risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease way down.