Announcements
OEHS professor calls on WV legislators to keep health risks in mind
OEHS Clinical Associate Professor Michael McCawley recently penned an op-ed in the Charleston Gazette-Mail calling on WV legislators to remember the proven health risks associated with chemicals discharged in our waterways.
WVU researchers pen op-ed promoting vaccinations
HPML Assistant Professor Lindsay Allen, along with four other WVU researchers, recently published an op-ed in the Charleston Gazette-Mail calling for an end to the vaccine debate in the wake of Senate Bill 454 and the measles outbreak in Washington and Oregon.
Art in the Libraries seeking submission for craftwork exhibit
The WVU Art in the Libraries committee, in collaboration with the Health Sciences Center, is seeking visual artists working in the healthcare field at WVU and WVU Medicine to participate in an exhibition in the fall of 2019 in the Health Sciences Library.
Nominations for annual Vice President’s Awards open Feb. 1
The annual Vice President's Awards Committee is now accepting nominations. This is your opportunity to honor and recognize employees at the WVU Health Sciences Center. Nominations can be submitted starting Friday, February 1. The form will remain open through Thursday, February 28.
WVU researcher investigates a little-studied patient population: pregnant women with eating disorders
Assistant Professor Elizabeth Claydon is looking at how eating disorders may affect women’s experience of — and attitudes toward —pregnancy.
Ye awarded $1 million to develop AI technologies to combat opioid epidemic, trafficking
View the article from the Statler College: https://www.statler.wvu.edu/news/2019/01/23/ye-awarded-1-million-to-develop-ai-technologies-to-combat-opioid-epidemic-trafficking
WV’s HSTA named to state’s “Living the Dream” service honor roll
West Virginia’s Health Sciences and Technology Academy – better known as HSTA—has earned the Living the Dream Service Organization Honor Roll.
WVU in the News: McCawley testifies on state's water quality standards
Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences professor Michael McCawley recently encouraged state lawmakers to improve water quality standards to better protect human health.
CANCELED: Cancer prevention expert to discuss cervical cancer prevention in Appalachia
THE FOLLOWING EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE,
WVU in the News: Rudisill discusses traffic safety policies with Arizona station
Epidemiologist and WVU faculty member Toni Rudisill, PhD, studies transportation safety and health policy. She recently spoke with Phoenix-based KJZZ's "The Show" about the efficacy of texting-while-driving laws. Arizona is one of three states without a texting-while-driving ban. Listen to the interview online. Rudisill is a research assistant professor in the School of Public Health's Department of Epidemiology.