Announcements
Ready to make a change in your relationship with stress?
If you’re ready to integrate mindfulness in your own life and your work, the Mindful Steps to Stress Less program is a good starting point for HSC employees. This new a 4-week session starts June 5 and is 1 hour per week. Classes will be on Mondays (June 5,12,19 and 26) from 4:30-5:30 pm in room G119.
WVU Cancer Institute releases second edition of The Signature
The second edition of The Signature, the WVU Cancer Institute’s annual report, is posted online.
Commencement Livestream
A new website has been created to capture the ceremonies all in one place.
WVU School of Pharmacy’s Suresh Madhavan recipient of Distinguished Pharmacy Alumni Award from Purdue University
S. Suresh Madhavan, MBA, Ph.D., was the recipient of Purdue University College of Pharmacy’s 2017 Distinguished Pharmacy Alumni Award. Dr. Madhavan was one of four Purdue alumni who received this award, which recognizes the recipient’s outstanding achievements in professional and scientific endeavors.
Weese to meet with Health Sciences and WVU Medicine community
Narvel G. Weese, Jr., WVU’s vice president for administration and finance, will be the special guest at an open forum for Health Sciences and WVU Medicine faculty, staff, and students at noon Thursday, May 11, in the Fukushima Auditorium in the WVU Health Sciences Center.
Review of regulatory requirements associated with basic science laboratories at the HSC
In response to many concerns raised by PIs across the Health Sciences Center, the Office of Research and Graduate Education has undertaken an informal audit of regulatory requirements associated with basic science laboratories at the HSC. In partnership with the offices of Research Integrity and Compliance (ORIC), Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) and the HSC Information Technology Services group, we identified reductions in the scope, frequency and length of several requirements, while still ensuring compliance with federal, state and local regulations. The following summarizes outcomes of this audit to date.
WV Prevention Research Center partners with Save the Children and WVU CED, implements recovery program to support flood victims
WVPRC partnered with Save the Children and the WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities to bring the disaster-tested Journey of Hope program to West Virginia. The signature program, which was developed by Save the Children in 2007 after Hurricane Katrina, is now helping flood-affected children build resiliency, identify and cope with their feelings, and strengthen their social support networks.
Week-long course offered highlighting holistic approach to wellness
Foundations of Wellness (SBHS 630, CRN 52244) is an intensive, week-long course designed to give students a retreat-like, experiential learning opportunity. The course combines readings, mindfulness exercises, in-class lectures, discussions, group learning activities, and more to bolster overall understanding of wellness.
National healthcare expert to deliver Jenab lecture, nursing students to be honored
Dr. Michael Bleich, a nationally and internationally recognized healthcare expert, will present “Nursing Leadership: A Call to Action” at the West Virginia University School of Nursing’s 2017 Lorita D. Jenab Lectureship. The event will be held on Thursday, April 27, in Okey Patteson Auditorium at the Health Sciences Center beginning at 6 p.m.
WVCTSI Research Scholar first in state to secure PCORI funding
Danielle Davidov, Ph.D., West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) research scholar and assistant professor in the West Virginia University (WVU) Schools of Medicine and Public Health, has become the first researcher in West Virginia to secure a grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). PCORI funding is extremely competitive; only 16 percent of applications were funded this cycle. Davidov’s proposal “The West Virginia Collaborative for Intimate Partner Violence Screening,” addresses a critically important issue.