Announcements
Dental school provides free screenings for children
Appointments are required, and space is limited. To schedule an appointment for the free services, call 304-293-0401.
Which Wich to open soon at The Market @ WVU
Which Wich, featuring sandwiches, salads and wraps, will open Jan. 27 at the Market @ WVU.
Under the Dome: WVU Legislative Update
The latest edition of Under the Dome highlights the Soft Drinks Tax, Campus Carry, Needle Exchange Program and more.
Feinberg’s article featured in Annals of Internal Medicine
West Virginia University Health Sciences Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Medicine Judith Feinberg, M.D., recently had her work published in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine.
Dental school alumni watch: Dr. Uyen Nguyen
During the International Orthodontic Congress in Yokohama, Japan, the Asian Pacific Orthodontic Society will recognize West Virginia University School of Dentistry Department of Orthodontics researchers and alumni for a study using a novel expansion appliance to correct posterior crossbite in young adults.
Cancer survivor pays it forward at Bob Huggins Fish Fry
Cancer survivor Angie Blankenship has learned to manage the challenges of healing with support from her family, friends and the WVU Cancer Institute. Now, she’s showing appreciation and paying it forward by donating to the Bob Huggins Fish Fry, which benefits the Norma Mae Huggins Endowment Fund and Remember the Miners Scholarship Fund.
CANCELED: Faculty Engagement Event
The 5th Annual Faculty Engagement Event, set for March 20 at the Erickson Alumni Center, has been canceled.
BeWell offers behavioral wellness services for Health Sciences students
To help Health Sciences students who are experiencing distress, mental illness or problems with substance use, BeWell is offering a solution.
Public Health professor appointed to Health Right Board of Directors
West Virginia University School of Public Health Professor and Occupational Medicine Residency Director Dr. Chris Martin was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for Milan Puskar Health Right.
WVU in the News: Up to a third of opioid overdose deaths might be suicides, Johns Hopkins researcher concludes
A computer program using a kind of artificial intelligence finds that many overdoses are likely suicides — possibly a third of them, according to a study by a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine researcher who partnered with a Utah high school student.