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Dec. 14, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Dec. 14, 2020.
Donor-funded research position curbs disease associated with opioid epidemic
As West Virginia became the epicenter of the nation’s opioid epidemic, donor dollars brought Dr. Judith Feinberg to the West Virginia University School of Medicine to expand research focused on the intersection of addiction and infectious disease. More than five years later, her work is making a difference by expanding testing and increasing access to treatments for diseases spread through injection drug use – HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
WVU in the News: West Virginia University experts weigh in on environmental issues leading to Belle chemical plant explosion, discuss chemicals exposed to air
Michael McCawley, clinical associate professor in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, discussed the role the environment possibly played in the chemical plant explosion at Optima Chemical’s facility on the Chemours Co.’s site in Belle, which killed one plant worker and injured three. .
Dec. 13, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Dec. 13, 2020.
Dec. 12, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Dec. 12, 2020.
Dec. 11, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Dec. 11, 2020.
Dec. 10, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Dec. 10, 2020.
Division of Exercise Physiology offering free virtual fitness opportunity
The 5% Healthier program, provided by the Division of Exercise Physiology, is offering free, personalized, one-on-one virtual exercise coaching throughout the spring semester.
Full-time position available: Health Sciences Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Liaison
Health Sciences is seeking a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Liaison, which will be a full-time position devoted to connecting and integrating DEI efforts across Health Sciences and interfacing closely with the WVU Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Virtual therapy: The ‘new normal’ after COVID-19
Once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, a lot of things will go back to normal. We’ll stop wearing masks. We’ll crowd into restaurants. We’ll walk whatever direction we want to down grocery store aisles. But some changes that the pandemic spurred might be here to stay. Among them: the expansion of telepsychiatry.