Announcements
Dr. Martinez presents research at Gottingen University-Max Planck Institutes in Germany, collaborations with Cancer Institute to follow
WVU Cancer Institute’s Dr. Ivan Martinez and his lab will engage in collaborative research with their colleagues at The German Primate Center, part of the Gottingen University-Max Planck Institutes in Germany, later this year.
WVU leaders, Huffington to discuss West Virginia and well-being
WVU President E. Gordon Gee, Clay Marsh, M.D., vice president and executive dean for health sciences, and Ali Rezai, M.D., executive chair of the WVU Rockefeller Institute are on the agenda at the Fortune Brainstorm Health conference March 20 in Laguna Niguel, California.
Free Six-Week 'Mindful Steps to Stress Less' Series Starts March 26
This six-week series equips participants with the tools to effectively relieve stress while enhancing one's capacity to find focus and build resilience.
Family Reunification Training to be held April 5
Introduced in 2012, the Standard Reunification Method fills a critical void in school safety planning: How to reunite students with their parents after a crisis.The Monongalia County Health Department will host a Family Reunification Training on Thursday, April 5, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Students, faculty and staff are welcome, but must register.
12th Annual Southern Obesity Summit call for proposals - Deadline April 2
The Southern Obesity Summit (SOS) is set for October 22-24, 2018, at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, WV. The Planning Committee invites individual applications for sessions during the summit. Proposal deadline is April 2.
WVU Cancer Institute participates in groundbreaking study on new cancer drug
The WVU Cancer Institute is one of several sites nationwide that participated in a groundbreaking clinical research study of a novel drug proven very effective in the treatment of pediatric and adult cancers that carry a specific genetic mutation.
Boyd and Lewis named WVPBRN co-directors
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Jennifer Boyd, PA-C, clinical coordinator with the West Virginia Primary Care Association and family practice physician’s assistant at the New River Health Association, and William Lewis, M.D., family medicine physician with Harpers Ferry Family Medicine and associate professor at West Virginia University Easter Division, have recently been named co-directors of the West Virginia Practice-Based Research Network (WVPBRN).
Science advocate, author to speak at WVU
Paul A. Offit, M.D., a physician-scientist who is an expert in infectious diseases, immunology, virology and vaccine and the founding director of the Autism Science Foundation, will speak on “Scientific Misadventures: Learning from the Past,” at noon, Friday, March 23 in the Patteson Auditorium at WVU’s Health Sciences Center.
Healthcare's role in promoting good nutrition discussion set for March 20
Of the Mindful Physician and Culinary Medicine Interest Group will present "Healthcare's role in promoting good nutrition in the context of West Virginia" on Tuesday, March 20, 5:00-6:30 p.m., in HSC-N 2118. Speakers include WVU School of Public Health faculty member Dr. Ranjita Misra, WVU Extension Services Specialist Elaine Bowen, and West Virginia SNAP-Ed Directory Kristen McCartney.
Showcase your innovation, design or idea for a new venture
WVU’s Demo Day is an opportunity for students, faculty and staff from across WVU’s IDEA Ecosystem to demonstrate their work in innovation, entrepreneurship and design. Register online through March 21.