Announcements
WVU School of Medicine alumni, LaunchLab Network clients win $25,000 and coveted spot in AlphaLab Gear Incubator
West Virginia University School of Medicine alumni and LaunchLab Network clients will use $25,000 in startup funding from the AlphaLab Gear accelerator program for early-stage startups to help drive down maintenance costs and increase productivity in laboratories.
WVU in the News: Families Struggle Against Alzheimer’s Across Appalachia
For families struggling with Alzheimer’s in Appalachia, the road can be lonely and long. Alzheimer’s is a brain disease that is the most common cause of dementia in older adults. Patients with the disease can live as long as 20 years after diagnosis.
Applications being accepted for WVU School of Nursing MSN/MBA program
Applications are now being accepted for the WVU School of Nursing MSN/MBA program.
Students in nation's capital push for legislative change within dentistry
Both ADA and ASDA are looking for change in a few main areas including the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act, the Resident Education Deferment Interest Act (REDI), and the McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945.
Student research on patient health literacy featured at national dentistry conference
Hollihan’s article suggests collaboration among software companies and organized dentistry entities could improve the information turned up by online patient searches.
Department of Dental Hygiene celebrates seniors and award recipients
There are 17 students graduating from the Department of Dental Hygiene in May. Seniors, juniors and sophomores received a total of 19 awards and scholarships.
Study finds preventive oral healthcare is beneficial to patients and emergency departments
Preventive treatment means patients save time and money. Emergency departments can treat more critical concerns when alleviated of dental emergencies.
Fentanyl deaths up 122 percent in West Virginia, say WVU researchers
If heroin is coffee, fentanyl is espresso. Just as a minuscule cup of espresso can hype you up more than a whole mug of coffee, a single exposure to fentanyl can get a user vastly higher than injecting the same volume of heroin. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin.
Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute to hold building dedication, Inaugural Summit May 15–17
On May 15–17, the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute will hold a building dedication to celebrate the launch of its Innovation Center (May 15) and an Inaugural Summit (May 16–17).
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author to speak at May 2019 commencement ceremony
Pulitzer Prizing-winning journalist and author Ron Suskund will speak at the professional programs' May 2019 commencement ceremony on May 12 at 9 a.m. in the WVU Coliseum.