Announcements
Inside WVUToday: WVU offers Master of Health Administration program
In an effort to meet growing healthcare needs across the state, the School of Public Health is now offering a Master of Health Administration, a premier program for those seeking to lead the health systems of the future.
CANCELED: COVID-19 expert to speak at West Virginia University
Lawrence O. Gostin, professor of medicine at Georgetown University and director of the World Health Organization’s Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law, will present “COVID-19: A Global and National Emergency” as part of the School of Public Health’s Dean's Colloquium Series on Friday, March 27, from noon to 1 p.m. in 1909 Health Sciences Center North, with a pre-event reception from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. in the Fukushima lobby. The event, which helps kick off Research Week, is free and open to the public.
Printer toner linked to genetic changes, health risks in new study
According to a new study by West Virginia University researcher Nancy Lan Guo, the microscopic toner nanoparticles that waft from laser printers may change our genetic and metabolic profiles in ways that make disease more likely. Her findings appear in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
What is Implicit Bias? Learn more at an upcoming session at Health Sciences
"What is Implicit Bias?" — the first of a five-session sequence called Higher Level — will give an overview of implicit bias and demonstrate how even those with the best of intentions can allow inherent assumptions to cloud their judgement.
WVU Pharmacy Associate Professor named Associate Editor of Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Dr. Kimberly Kelly, an Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Systems & Policy and a member of the WVU Cancer Institute Research Program, has been named an Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association.
WVU in the News: What Medicare For All could mean for WV
With the presidential campaign season in full swing, Democratic candidates have made Medicare For All a household term, leaving many questioning what such a policy would look like in practice.
Public Health students gain inspiration, insight from West Virginia Legislature
Traveling from campus in Morgantown, eight women representing the West Virginia University School of Public Health made their way to Charleston in January for the annual Women’s and Girls’ Day at the West Virginia Legislature. This year’s session honored the centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment with the theme “Our Voices, Our Vote.”
Under the Dome: WVU Legislative Update
The latest edition of Under the Dome — Feb. 20, 2020 — provides an update on a number of high-profile bills and resolutions introduced and debated, including the University’s VSIP bill, WV Forward Initiatives, campus carry and higher education exemption bills.
WVU School of Dentistry explores new screening method for malignant oral cancer
Seven clinicians from West Virginia and Maryland gathered at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry Feb. 14 to begin training for a research project focusing on a new method to screen for malignant oral cancer.
Dental school alumni watch: Dr. Clara Spatafore
Dr. Spatafore's career has included operating a solo private practice, instructing students, serving on the WVU School of Dentistry leadership council and holding multiple titles wiht the AAE.