Announcements
WVCTSI and WVR3 hosting virtual community forum on June 22
WVCTSI and the West Virginia Rural Roots to Research (WVR3) program are hosting a virtual community forum to hear from West Virginians all across the Mountain State. This forum will give attendees the chance to share their thoughts on health challenges facing their communities and opportunities for solutions. Input from participants can help shape the future of groundbreaking health research in the state.
WVU Nursing graduate and WVU Army ROTC cadet commissioned as second lieutenant
WVU School of Nursing Class of 2025 graduate and WVU Army ROTC Cadet Abigail Ott was recently commissioned as a second lieutenant.
Registration open for annual golf outing benefitting WVU dental students
The West Virginia University chapter of the American Student Dental Association will host its annual golf outing Saturday, June 28, at Mountaineer Golf Course in Morgantown.
$2M in planned gifts to establish scholarships for students in 4 WVU colleges and schools
West Virginia University students pursuing degrees in education, engineering, nursing and oral health care will benefit from a generous alumni couple’s planned gifts totaling $2 million.
WVU in the News: Mental Health Care Heroes
All across the state there are West Virginians experiencing a mental health crisis. But also all across the state are those whose mission it is to treat and prevent those crises and help put West Virginians in a healthier state of mind.
Attend lecture on ‘Technological Advances in the Assessment and Treatment of Addiction’
Hosted by OLLI and the WVU Committee of Retired Faculty, James J. Mahoney will discuss early findings from clinical trials conducted on neuromodulation for addiction at West Virginia University and the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, at the Mountaineer Mall, OLLI Classroom B and on Zoom.
WVU in the News: Recovering from a heart attack? Here's what you shouldn't do
Bethany Barone Gibbs, department chair of epidemiology and biostatistics at WVU School of Public Health, emphasizes the importance of the “sit less, move more” strategy, particularly for patients recently hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome.
WVU in the News: Marsh says Biden’s recently-diagnoses cancer is aggressive
Dr. Clay Marsh, chancellor and executive dean for health sciences at WVU, says while prostate cancer typically has good treatment options, this is scary news for the 82-year-old.
WVU in the News: Even a little daily activity may lower heart, death risks for heart attack survivors
Even small tasks, such as tidying up the house or a slow stroll were "nearly as beneficial as moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activities, like biking or doing aerobics," Dr. Bethany Barone Gibbs said in the news release. She is chair of the department of epidemiology and biostatistics at the School of Public Health at West Virginia University in Morgantown.
WVU in the News: WVU researchers test AI’s limits in emergency room diagnoses
Gangqing “Michael” Hu, assistant professor in the WVU School of Medicine Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology and director of the WVU Bioinformatics Core facility, led a study that compared the precision and accuracy of four ChatGPT models in making medical diagnoses and explaining their reasoning