Announcements
WVU Football goes pink
The WVU Football team is joining the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center and WVU Medicine to raise breast cancer awareness during the “Pink Game” on Oct. 10.
Senior citizens’ photos help document food access in Preston County
Preston County, W.Va. senior citizens are using photography in a West Virginia University project to identify and explore issues related to food access.
Mid-Atlantic Conference on Worksite Wellness is Oct. 8-9 in Morgantown
The 29th Annual Mid-Atlantic Conference on Worksite Wellness will take place on Oct. 8 and 9 at Morgantown’s Waterfront Place. The event is one of the longest running conferences dedicated to worksite wellness and health prevention on the east coast.
Influenza vaccine required for state employees working in patient care areas
WVU Medicine's mandatory influenza vaccination program has been extended to include state employees (WVU) working in WVUH/UHA clinical areas. This includes those whose work requires them to enter patient care areas intermittently, even if their main work location is elsewhere.
Scientist welcomes challenges from students
"Question authority. Even mine." That's the message WVU neuroscience researcher Dr. James Simpkins has for students and young scientists. Simpkins will deliver the Benedum Distinguished Scholar lecture at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, in the Erickson Alumni Center.
Need to schedule a classroom or other space in the Health Sciences Center?
Space is at a premium throughout the HSC. If you are organizing an event or need space for a meeting or activity, please plan ahead and put in your request as early as possible. Regularly scheduled classes have first priority when there are conflicting requests for space. The HSC Space Planning Committee has recently released an updated Central Room Scheduling Guide.
Public Health Dialogues Speaker Series event happening Oct. 2
Public Health Dialogues will host Colleen Heflin, Ph.D., associate professor and Ph.D. program director at the Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri-Columbia. She will present “The Mediating Effects of SNAP on Health Outcomes for Low-Income Households” at 12:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in room 1905 of Health Sciences North. Doors open at noon. The series is free and open to the public.
WVCTSI offers educational opportunity - NIH's Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research course
The West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute is pleased to announce that the NIH has approved WVCTSI to be a remote site for the course Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research, offered by the NIH Clinical Center.
WVU epidemiologist featured in JAMA Psychiatry
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States – greater even than traffic crashes, but Ian Rockett, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology in the School of Public Health at West Virginia University, says the problem is bigger. In the latest issue of JAMA Psychiatry, he proposes a way to address it.
NIH funds WVU study of yoga vs. education to calm restless leg syndrome
The National Institutes of Health will support a West Virginia University researcher studying the potential for managing restless leg syndrome using a novel non-pharmacological approach. The project has been awarded $448,524 in research funds.