Announcements
WVU neuroscientist awarded for research in human-machine teaming
Victor Finomore, Ph.D., director of Human Performance and Applied Neuroscience at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and his previous team at the U.S. Air Force Academy received the 2018 Parasuraman Award for Scientific Impact at the second International Neuroergonomics Conference at Drexel University in June for their preliminary work on human-machine teaming and trust in automation.
Art in the Libraries series to debut in August
Art in the Libraries is an art exhibition program presenting exhibits in the WVU campus libraries. Opening August 1, at the Health Sciences Library, an exhibit of photographs by Rebecca Kiger that are a part of the A Knowing Intimacy exhibit will be on display.
WVU in the News: SPH student helps secure $20,000 grant for Mon County Health Department
Lauren Branch, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences in the WVU School of Public Health, was instrumental in securing a sizable grant for the Mon County Health Department. The $20,000 grant is for the study of adolescent sexual health with the goal of providing more information to area teens.
West Virginia University selected as first site to launch an innovative clinical trial for Alzheimer’s
West Virginia University (WVU) has been selected as the first site for an innovative clinical trial to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Ali Rezai, M.D., director of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, will lead the initiative in collaboration with INSIGHTEC, an Israel-based medical technology company who received approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin the clinical trial using focused ultrasound to treat Alzheimer’s.
WVU in the News: Lesser-known universities do more with research money
West Virginia University was recently rated third highest in a cost-effective research ranking based on a study that looked at the way the National Institutes of Health research grants are awarded.
WVU School of Dentistry student earns national leadership award
Congratulations to West Virginia University School of Dentistry rising junior Makayla Gresham. She was selected by the National American Student Dental Association’s Board of Trustees as recipient of the 2018 Rising Leader Award.
Tazikis at The Market to close Aug. 3
Tazikis at The Market in the WVU Health Sciences Center will permanently close with the last day of operation on August 3.
HPML professor to serve on state’s Stroke Advisory Committee
Steve Davis, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Health Policy, Management and Leadership, has been invited to be a member of an advisory body focused on stroke care.
WVU researcher investigates risk for opioid overdose in rural West Virginia
Drug overdose deaths are on the rise in rural areas, and in some cases are overtaking death rates in urban areas. But unlike urban areas, there is little data about overdose prevention in rural America.
Doctors target opioid epidemic by learning new approaches to pain treatment
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Twice a month, healthcare providers from rural health centers all across West Virginia meet in a virtual classroom to discuss how best to help their patients cope with chronic pain.