Announcements
WVU to honor Health Sciences faculty and staff
The 2016 HSC Vice President’s Awards Ceremony will be held Thursday, April 28, from 2– 4 p.m. in the Pylons Lobby.
Simple Mind-Body Therapies Shown to Improve Subjective Cognitive Decline, a Strong Predictor of Alzheimer’s Disease
New Study from School of Public Health professor published in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease
WVU BOG approves new degree programs, receives update on Beckley campus
The WVU Board of Governors gave final approval to repurpose an existing School of Pharmacy Ph.D. track into its own independent doctoral program, which will offer a new doctor of philosophy degree in health services and outcomes research.
WVU Cancer Institute Evening of Science April 25 at New Evansdale Crossing
Team Members: Yuriy Loskutov; Matthew Smolkin; Vishy Ramamurthy; Max Sokolov; Chris Cifarelli; Adham Salkeni; Candece Gladson (Cleveland Clinic)and Jann Sarkaria (Mayo Clinic Rochester)
Outstanding Graduate Student and Mentor awards ceremony
On April 8, 2016, the Office of Research and Graduate Education recognized the achievements and participation of our graduate students in the research, teaching and service missions of the Health Science Center. As part of this ceremony, awards were given to faculty who are outstanding mentors and to graduate students who are outstanding in their graduate programs.
WVCTSI unveils Project ECHO
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Earlier today the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute held a kickoff event to showcase the upcoming Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) in West Virginia. This program will utilize multipoint video conferencing to address hepatitis C cases that have risen steadily in recent years in West Virginia largely due to the increase in intravenous drug use.
New Funding Announcements: Drug Therapy and Addiction
The Department of Health and Human Services announces multiple grant opportunities for researchers interested in multiple facets of drug therapy, addiction treatment and addiction prevention.
Investiture and Commencement Ceremony
All are invited to atttend the Investiture and Commencement Ceremony honoring the 2016 PhD and MS recipients in the West Virginia University Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Higher Education Research Experiences (HERE) Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Apply NOW for the Higher Education Research Experiences (HERE) Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) – Summer 2016 selections are in progress
rHeART trial shows improvement in rural community cardiovascular health
A recent West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute funded pilot study has produced encouraging results in the improvement of heart and blood vessel health in rural communities, along with showing a change in participant healthy lifestyle behavior. The rHeART study also supports community-based approaches as effective ways to address local-level health behavior change.