Announcements
WVU cycling advocate to speak at road safety conference
WVU’s most passionate advocate for bicycle and pedestrian safety will take his message to a national audience in early December.
WVU seeking participants for autism study
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Researchers at West Virginia University are conducting a study to examine how individuals on the autism spectrum process what they see and hear. They are currently seeking adults with and without autism as study participants.
National dental research grant awarded to WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A $50,000 research innovation award in endodontics has been awarded to the West Virginia University School of Dentistry.
Student studies links between breastfeeding and oral health
Sarah E. Hayes, M.S., M.P.H., a WVU doctoral student in psychology, represented the West Virginia University School of Dentistry at the Hinman Student Research Symposium in October at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center.
Attacking stroke on all fronts
WVU is changing the outcome for patient Jimmy Boehler and the 795,000 people who have a stroke in the U.S. every year.
Research Boot Camp
Public Health Dialogues and the WVCTSI Research Boot Camp series will host Sally Morton, PhD, Professor and Chair, Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health and Director, Comparative Effectiveness Research Center, Health Policy Institute University of Pittsburgh on November 6, 2015 in Room 1905 of the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, North. Doors open at 12:00 p.m. and the presentation will begin at 12:15 p.m. and end at 1:15-1:30 p.m. This presenter is also co-sponsored by the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute as part of the Institute's Research Boot Camp Series.Those interested in attending in person should RSVP to SPH-Dialogues@hsc.wvu.edu to reserve a complimentary lunch. To attend this presentation online, please register for Public Health Dialogue Series before Nov 6, 2015 12:00 PM EST at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4770996823094544641. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
WVU to hold Stroke Conference
The WVU Stroke Conference will be held Nov. 20, 2015, at the Bridgeport Conference Center in Bridgeport, W.Va., from 7:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities names interim director
Lesley Cottrell, Ph.D. professor and vice chair of research in the West Virginia University School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics has agreed to serve as the interim director of the WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities (CED).
Healthcare providers needed for focus group
The WVU Division of Occupational Therapy and Division of Design and Merchandising are recruiting healthcare providers – nurses, doctors, therapists, medical laboratory staff, pharmacists, dentists, office managers, aides – to participate in a focus group. Research will focus on the environmental impacts on healthcare participation in rural communities.