Announcements
Scholarships available for tobacco treatment continuing education opportunity
The West Virginia University School of Dentistry is hosting a Certified Tobacco Treatment Training Program in May and scholarships are available to assist with registration and hotel accommodations. This course is recommended not only for dental professionals, but for physicians, physician assistants, dentists, dental hygienists, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, respiratory therapists, addiction treatment professionals, licensed professional counselors, and others who encounter individuals who use tobacco.
Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Swaroop to give presentation on retinal disease
A visiting speaker from the National Eye Institute will give a presentation on retinal disease as a part of the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence Spring Seminar Series on Friday, April 14, at 1 p.m.
Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Manivannan to give presentation
Shanthi Manivannan, M.D., Ph.D., FACP, will give a presentation during the Department of Medicine grand rounds on Friday, April 14, at 8 a.m.
WVU internet service stable since midday Saturday; work to replace critical hardware underway
Internet service has been stable since it was restored around 12:30 p.m. Saturday (April 8). Unfortunately, WVU experienced a total of three outages this past week due to three different hardware failures.
Registration open for first West Virginia Healthcare Safety, Quality and Experience Improvement Research Day
WVU Medicine and Health Sciences will host the first West Virginia Healthcare Safety, Quality and Experience Improvement Day on May 18 in Okey Patteson Auditorium and Pylons Commons at the Health Sciences Center in Morgantown.
University community invited to ‘Focus on Fentanyl’ event
WVU will host “Focus on Fentanyl: West Virginia’s Response to the Deadliest Drug,” an educational symposium organized by the Mountaineer Fentanyl Education Task Force and Bill Ihlenfeld, United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, Thursday, April 13.
Williams recognized with 2023 Michele Raible Distinguished Achievement Award in Undergraduate Medical Education from Association of Pathology Chairs.
H. James Williams, M.D., Professor in the Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine has been chosen to receive the 2023 Michele Raible Distinguished Achievement Award in Undergraduate Medical Education from the Association of Pathology Chairs (APC).
WVU selects ‘Transcendent Kingdom’ as 2023-24 Campus Read
A powerful and moving novel where science, faith and religion collide will captivate the University community as the 2023-24 Campus Read. Yaa Gyasi’s “Transcendent Kingdom” tells the story of a Ghanaian family living in Alabama that is deeply affected by addiction and depression.
Ophthalmology Grand Rounds: Drs. Field and Lee to give presentations
Two fourth-year residents will be giving presentations during the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences grand rounds on Wednesday, April 5, at 7 a.m.
Mindfulness activities planned for Health Sciences community
The WVU Health Sciences community – students, faculty and staff – is invited to take a moment for mindfulness on Friday, April 14 in the Pylons Commons area.