Announcements
Visual Sciences CoBRE Seminar Series: Dr. Heidelberger to give presentation on retinal ribbon-style synapses
Ruth Heidelberger, M.D., Ph.D., will give a presentation on retinal ribbon-style synapses for the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) Seminar Series on Friday, Sept. 5, at 1 p.m.
STEPS to offer 'Coaching in Procedural Skills' training on Sept. 17
WV STEPS David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety is offering a free 'Coaching for Procedural Skills' training session on Sept. 17 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the STEPS Lab located on the third floor of the Health Sciences South.
Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Potla to give presentation on COPD care
Srinivasa Potla, M.D., will give a presentation on COPD care for the Department of Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, Sept. 5, at noon.
Blood Drive planned for Sept. 19 at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital
An American Red Cross blood drive will be held Friday, Sept. 19, from noon to 6 p.m. in the Bruce McClymonds Conference Room A at WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital for WVU employees and students.
Community Health Needs Assessment underway in Monongalia, Marion counties
What are the health challenges in Monongalia and Marion counties?
WVU in the News: WVU trains AI to diagnose heart failure in rural patients of Appalachia
West Virginia University computer scientists have developed multiple AI models that are made to identify signs of heart failure in patients from Appalachia.
WVU in the News: Are you overlooking this critical health factor?
“The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection.”
WVU Health Affairs awarded RWJF grant to strengthen census data and community resources in rural West Virginia
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has awarded WVU Health Affairs Institute (HAI) a grant to study McDowell County’s population and housing in support of the U.S. CENSUS Bureau’s 2030 Decennial Census.
WVU researchers train AI to diagnose heart failure in rural patients using low-tech electrocardiograms
Concerned about the ability of artificial intelligence models trained on data from urban demographics to make the right medical diagnoses for rural populations, West Virginia Universitycomputer scientists have developed several AI models that can identify signs of heart failure in patients from Appalachia.
Biddle named interim coordinator for BeWell
Maxx Biddle has been named interim coordinator for WVU Health Sciences BeWell. BeWell is a satellite office of the Carruth Center serving all Health Sciences students, including undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, on the Morgantown Campus.