Announcements
WVU in the News: WVU STEM program for underprivileged students could come to Harrison County
The Harrison County Board of Education has agreed to consider an arrangement with West Virginia University to bring to the school system a STEM program that offers a full college tuition waiver to minority or underrepresented students.
WVU biostatistician studies link between microbiome and preterm birth
Pregnant African American women are more likely than white women to give birth prematurely, but they’re underrepresented in studies of preterm birth rates. Snehalata Huzurbazar, a biostatistics professor in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, is working to change that.
Dental hygiene students presented with white coats
Twenty-one students in the Department of Dental Hygiene move into patient treatment, didactic, laboratory and research work at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry.
WVU in the News: WVU researchers evaluate impact of local rail trails
From 2016 to 2017, the West Virginia University Health Research Center evaluated the business impact of the Mon River Trails System, which is a network of 48 miles of trails in North Central West Virginia. Christiaan Abildso, assistant professor and the Center's program director, recently spoke with WBOY-TV about their efforts.
Public Health undergraduate to present research at national conference
WVU Public Health undergraduate student Brittany Smith has been selected to present her research at a national conference later this year. Smith will present "Intimate Partner Relationships and Substance Use Behaviors" at the American Public Health Association's annual meeting and expo in Philadelphia in November.
WVU in the News: Rise in suicide rates in U.S. youth, especially girls
Suicide rates among U.S. youth have been on the rise for nearly a decade, with the sharpest increase in young girls, a new study shows. Professor Emeritus Ian Rockett shares insight why these numbers may be higher than reported.
WVU researchers study how brain cells stress each other out for their own good
Inflammation can be a good thing. If you burn yourself, it helps your skin heal. If you eat contaminated food, it helps you fend off a stomach bug. But scientists don’t fully understand the role inflammation plays in neurological diseases like multiple sclerosis, stroke and dementias. And they don’t know how to control pathological inflammation without interfering with the beneficial kind.
Research survey aimed at physicians, physician's assistants and nurse practitioners to help combat the state's opioid epidemic.
This survey is a joint effort of the WV Department of Health and Human Resources, Marshall Health, WV School of Osteopathic Medicine, and West Virginia University under the direction of Garrett Moran, PhD at WVU and Lyn O’Connell, PhD, at Marshall Health. Funding for the project was provided by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA). Your participation in this project is greatly appreciated and it will take no more than about 10 minutes to complete the attached questionnaire. The data gathered will help address factors that limit the availability of MAT for opioid use disorder in West Virginia.
Dr. Sambamoorthi named interim chairperson for Department of Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy
Professor Usha Sambamoorthi will be the interim chairperson for the Pharmaceutical Systems & Policy Department at the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy beginning in early June. School of Pharmacy Dean William Petros made the announcement this week.