Announcements
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute to host Dr. Gerald Chan, Cognito Therapeutics for signature keynote, panel Feb. 2
RNI to host internationally recognized scientist, investor and biotechnology leader, Dr. Gerald Chan, for a signature keynote and panel discussion Monday, Feb. 2, at WVU Health Sciences.
WVU in the News: Walking, household chores can be lifesaving therapy for people with metabolic syndrome
Bethany Barone Gibbs, chair of epidemiology and biostatistics at WVU School of Public Health, comments in a recent U.S. News & World Report article on recent study findings indicating the potential benefits of light activity.
WVU researchers take youth substance use prevention into rural communities
West Virginia University public health researchers, led by Alfgeir Kristjansson, co-director of the West Virginia Prevention Research Center in the School of Public Health, are working collaboratively with local partners, like county health departments, to stop drug use in youth before it starts, driving federal grant money to some of the state’s poorest counties and developing approaches tailored to individual communities.
Professor emeritus authors new book challenging misclassification of suicide in the U.S.
Ian Rockett, professor emeritus of epidemiology at WVU School of Public Health, is shedding light on an overlooked public health crisis in his upcoming book, “Hidden Suicides and Fatal Overdoses: A Forward Path.” The book takes an in-depth look at the widespread undercounting and misclassification of suicides in the U.S., revealing factors that obscure the true scale of self-inflicted deaths.
WVCTSI Research Scholars sharing research on a global stage
Past and current WVCTSI Research Scholars are sharing their work on a global stage and leading in the field of international occupational health. Assistant Professors Caroline P. Groth and Tyler Quinn, from WVU School of Public Health, both recently presented at the EPICOH2025 conference in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
AI and innovation take center stage at WVU’s 2025 Van Liere and WV IDeA Research Conference
Collaboration, innovation and discovery were on full display as researchers, students and faculty from across West Virginia gathered for the 2025 Van Liere and WV IDeA Research Conference, held Oct. 17–18 at the Erickson Alumni Center and West Virginia University Health Sciences Center.
Registration requirements for all clinical studies at WVU
The West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute has released information on the expansion of Clinical Trials Center of Excellence (COE) registration requirements.
Be$tMatch, an AI tool to help faculty researchers find matching funding opportunities
The WVU Health Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Education has launched Be$tMatch, an artificial intelligence-powered platform that connects faculty researchers with new funding opportunities matching their research interests.
School of Dentistry researchers publish their work
Researchers in the West Virginia University School of Dentistry recently published articles in two journals.
OLLI at WVU hosts ‘Current Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease’ Sept. 17
The 19th annual Irving Goodman Aging Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Marc W. Haut, director of the Memory Health Clinic at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, at 1 p.m. Sept. 17 on Zoom.