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Project Smiles fundraiser helps with treatment planning

Members of Delta Sigma Delta Chi Chi launched Project Smiles as a philanthropic effort to bring oral healthcare to as many patients as possible. The goal is to help patients avoid ending their treatment plans because of financial burden.

Chambers’ planned gift to benefit WVU

The legacy of Drs. John T. (Jack) and June Richie Chambers of Charleston will live on through a planned gift made by the late alumni to West Virginia University.

From refugee to researcher: Graduate student focuses on harmful particle exposure

Now in her third year as a doctoral student in exercise physiology, Amina Kunovac is a graduate research assistant in Dr. John Hollander’s lab. She’s found a particularly interesting area of research — exposure to engineered nanomaterial (particles found in cosmetics, food and medical materials) — which led her to apply for and receive an American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship.

Dental school alumni watch: Dr. Uyen Nguyen

During the International Orthodontic Congress in Yokohama, Japan, the Asian Pacific Orthodontic Society will recognize West Virginia University School of Dentistry Department of Orthodontics researchers and alumni for a study using a novel expansion appliance to correct posterior crossbite in young adults.

Cancer survivor pays it forward at Bob Huggins Fish Fry

Cancer survivor Angie Blankenship has learned to manage the challenges of healing with support from her family, friends and the WVU Cancer Institute. Now, she’s showing appreciation and paying it forward by donating to the Bob Huggins Fish Fry, which benefits the Norma Mae Huggins Endowment Fund and Remember the Miners Scholarship Fund.