Announcements
WVU School of Medicine faculty member receives Fulbright Award
Anne Swisher, P.T., Ph.D., professor of physical therapy at the West Virginia University School of Medicine has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland in Dublin, Ireland, during the 2015-2016 academic year, the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced recently.
WVU Eye Institute receives grant from Bernard McDonough Foundation
A West Virginia University Eye Institute program that provides vision care to residents in rural areas of West Virginia is getting a financial boost.
School of Public Health’s OHSR aids Roane County clinic in becoming 2014 Million Hearts® Champion
The Roane County Family Health Care clinic in Spencer, W.Va., was recently named a 2014 Million Hearts® Champion, in part due to the efforts of the West Virginia University School of Public Health’s Office of Health Services Research (OHSR).
WVU Health Sciences Center partners with university in Ukraine
The West Virginia University Health Sciences Center signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” (NTUU “KPI”) to encourage educational and scientific cooperation, effective Jan. 1 of this year.
WVU School of Nursing achieves 100 percent NCLEX pass rate
The West Virginia University School of Nursing Class of 2014 achieved a perfect 100 percent pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination – Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN) this year.
WVU lands several programs among US News’ top 100 grad rankings
Led by a first-time published ranking for chemical engineering, 13 West Virginia University programs are among the top 100 in U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of graduate programs released today. Rural medicine continued to be the top WVU program at 13.
WVU School of Medicine students to receive white coats March 21
On March 21, the School of Medicine will hold its annual John W. Traubert White Coat Ceremony, during which the 102 students in the class will be presented with their white coats.
American Lung Association honor goes to WVU’s Dino
In recognition of her years of work and dedication to helping teens kick their tobacco habits, Geri Dino, Ph.D., director of the West Virginia Prevention Research Center at West Virginia University, has been presented the American Lung Association of West Virginia’s (ALA WV) Breath of Life Award.
WVU researcher to study effects of nanomaterials during pregnancy
Phoebe Stapleton, Ph.D., post-doctoral fellow in the WVU School of Medicine Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, will use the nearly $1 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study gestational exposure to nanomaterials. Dr. Stapleton is the first at WVU to earn a Pathway to Independence Award from the NIH.
Dr. Anna Allen named president of Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics
Anna Allen, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor in the West Virginia University School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine and adjunct in the WVU School of Public Health Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, was recently named president of the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC) Board of Directors.