Announcements
Social & Behavioral Sciences Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Samantha I. Moyers, MA
Samantha I. Moyers, MA, will defend her dissertation titled "Nature Based Interventions for Human Health and Wellbeing" on April 12 at 3:00 p.m. in Erma Byrd 301.
Gee announces new scholarship program, addresses budget challenge during State of the University address
“The state of West Virginia University is strong,” President Gordon Gee said during his spring State of the University address on Monday (March 27). “And we will be even stronger in the decades to come, thanks to a concerted focus on what matters most.”
Buses available to assist with transportation to, from State of the University event
The campus community is invited to join President Gordon Gee on Monday (March 27) for a spring State of the University address.
Day of Giving results for School of Public Health
Thanks to the generous support School of Public Health students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, the School raised a total of $15,318 from 78 gifts during WVU's sixth Day of Giving.
Save the date, RSVP for School of Public Health Year-End Celebration
The WVU School of Public Health will host its annual Year-End Celebration on Thursday, April 20 at 4 p.m. All SPH students, faculty and staff are invited to attend and encouraged to RSVP by noon on Thursday, April 13.
WVU School of Public Health to celebrate National Public Health Week, April 3-9
The WVU School of Public Health invites everyone to participate throughout the week as the school recognizes its community partners and elevates important issues shaped by NPHW's daily themes, including: community; violence prevention; reproductive and sexual health; and mental health.
Spring wellness classes underway
Wellness classes offered by the WVU Medicine Wellness Center are open to all WVU Health Sciences students, faculty and staff.
Students invited to participate in free mental health screening April 12
All WVU Health Sciences students are invited to complete a free mental health screening Wednesday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Pylons Commons.
WVU researchers working to get people with hip pain moving
Although it’s well known that regular exercise can reduce musculoskeletal pain, some chronic pain sufferers avoid it hoping to minimize their symptoms. Robin Pollini, an associate professor in the WVU School of Medicine and WVU School of Public Health, is a co-mentor on a project aiming to help people with hip pain by developing a biopsychosocial intervention addressing the physical and psychological aspects of rehabilitation simultaneously.
WVU in the News: Better Off Podcast: Is working from home unhealthy?
Bethany Barone Gibbs, chair of the West Virginia University's School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, was featured as a guest on the Better Off Podcast from Harvard University's School of Public Health in an episode of the impact working from home has on our health.