Announcements
Save the date: Celebrate 20 years of Women in Science & Health
The WVU Health Sciences Women In Science & Health (WISH) Committee is excited to welcome the campus community for a networking event to celebrate its 20-year anniversary.
Save the date: WVU Rural Health Day 2023
The WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health is excited to host WVU Rural Health Day on April 1.
WVU in the News: Is West Virginia’s air and water at risk due to Ohio train derailment?
Following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio nearly two weeks ago, West Virginians are wondering if they should be concerned about the toxic chemicals it was carrying. Mike McCawley, clinical associate professor with the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences at the School of Public Health was interviewed as an expert on how airborne chemicals impact public health health.
WVU Research Office welcomes event submissions for Research Week
The WVU Research Office invites the community to celebrate those who help elevate the University’s profile as a top-tier, pioneering R1 institution during the Fifth Annual Research Week.
Epidemiology and Biostatistics faculty candidates to give presentations this week
The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics has invited several applicants to give virtual presentations as part of the interview process for a faculty position.
Gee Mail: Know Your Strengths, Find Your Purpose
I wake up each day knowing my purpose. I know I am meant to guide our students, faculty, staff and alumni to make our campus community and our state a better place for all. Knowing that purpose provides me with clarity and enthusiasm. And that is why I am so pleased our Purpose Center is helping West Virginia University students use their talents to chart their own paths toward a purposeful life.
Delta Omega: Racialized Trauma Online Course
Delta Omega is helping facilitate an online course designed to help people confront the ideas revolving around racialized trauma and its impact and how it moves through generations.
WVU in the News: 'I had hoped for more': Air quality advocates call on EPA to revisit air quality standard proposal that looms large in WV
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recently released plans to update — and not update — its air quality standards for particulate matter (PM) which studies have linked to heart attacks, aggravated asthma and premature deaths. Michael McCawley, a clinical associate professor with the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences was featured as an expert in this article from the Dominion Post.
New podcast series highlights disability-related stories and experiences
The WVU Center for Excellence Disabilities (CED) has launched a new podcast series that will allow a glimpse into the stories, experiences and challenges of living with a disability in West Virginia.
HSCommunity: Share Your Light
February is one of my favorite months because it brings so many important moments that I would like to recognize.