Announcements
WVU in the News: Brumage's mindfulness work with QB Will Grier
A recent ESPN article highlights the mindfulness training Dr. Michael Brumage, assistant dean at the WVU School of Public Health, has been doing with Mountaineer quarterback Will Grier.
Reminder: Construction for new WVU Medicine Children's tower causes closure of stairs
The concrete stairs that run between J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital's southeast tower addition and Chestnut Ridge Center, from lower level parking lot D to upper level parking lot G2, will be closed permanently starting Friday, Aug. 10, as part of the construction of the new WVU Medicine Children’s tower.
The 32nd Annual Meeting of the Allegheny-Erie Society of Toxicology (A-ESOT) experiences growth
The 32nd Annual Meeting of the Allegheny-Erie Society of Toxicology (A-ESOT) Regional Chapter was held recently in Morgantown, WV at the Erickson Alumni Center.
ASPPH leader to share new vision for public health education
The WVU School of Public Health will kick off its 2018-2019 Dean’s Colloquium Series with a discussion about the future of public health education.
Nypaver receives Don Marsh Scholarship in Healthcare Writing
Jenna Nypaver, a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in integrated marketing communications at West Virginia University’s Reed College of Media, is the latest recipient of the Don Marsh Scholarship in Healthcare Writing. The scholarship includes a tuition waiver and a paid internship in the University Relations office at the WVU Health Sciences Center.
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.