Announcements
Stephenie Kennedy named associate director of health disparities program
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Stephenie Kennedy, Ed.D., associate director for cancer prevention and control with the West Virginia University Cancer Institute and research assistant professor with the WVU School of Medicine, has been named associate director of the health disparities program at WVU.
WVU School of Nursing honorary to celebrate golden anniversary
The WVU School of Nursing’s Sigma Theta Tau International Alpha Rho Chapter will celebrate its golden anniversary with a special celebration on Saturday, October 15, 2016, in Morgantown.
Nationally recognized pediatrician to present at Medicine Grand Rounds
Surenda Varma, M.D., vice chair, Pediatrics and distinguished professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, will present "Thank God There is a Hole in Donut -- Current Initiatives in Childhood Obesity" as part of the Charaka Lectureship. The lecture will begin at 8 a.m., Friday, Oct. 28 in Fukushima Auditorium, located on the first floor of the WVU Health Sciences Center.
Startup invites health professionals and public to opening Oct. 4
President E. Gordon Gee will officially welcome healthcare startup Good Measures to the WVU Health Sciences Innovation Center, at an open house from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 4. The Boston-based company established an office earlier this year WVU, located in the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Center building on the Health Sciences campus.
ARTHRITIS: A Matter of Joint Interest
WVU arthritis experts Drs. John Barnett, Lisa Robinson and Colleen Watkins invite you to join them for a discussion on the most recent research and treatment options for Rheumatoid Arthritis, from the bench to the bedside.
WVU Pharmacy student writes song to benefit disaster relief efforts
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — You never know from where a source of inspiration might come.
School of Medicine names 2016 Distinguished Alumnus
The West Virginia University School of Medicine named Michael B. Edmond, M.D., M.P.H., M.P.A. as the 2016 Distinguished Alumnus.
Healthcare navigators program at WVU receives increased funding to expand
A West Virginia University program that was created to help thousands of West Virginians sign up for health insurance has received an increased grant of $357,681 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and will expand coverage from nine to 29 counties in 2017.
NIH awards WVU $1.8 million to widen health options for children
Seriously ill children across West Virginia will have easier access to new medical treatments in their own communities, thanks to a four-year, $1.8 million grant awarded to West Virginia University today by the National Institutes of Health.
WVU School of Medicine student named Pisacano Scholar
Darrin Nichols, a fourth-year West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine student, has been named a 2016 Pisacano Scholar by the American Board of Family Medicine. It is a prestigious award given annually to only five medical students across the country.