Announcements
Public Health professor appointed to Health Right Board of Directors
West Virginia University School of Public Health Professor and Occupational Medicine Residency Director Dr. Chris Martin was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for Milan Puskar Health Right.
WVU in the News: Up to a third of opioid overdose deaths might be suicides, Johns Hopkins researcher concludes
A computer program using a kind of artificial intelligence finds that many overdoses are likely suicides — possibly a third of them, according to a study by a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine researcher who partnered with a Utah high school student.
Vice dean role will expand administrative leadership within dental school
Fotinos Panagakos, DMD, PhD, MA, MBA, associate dean of research at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry, has been named the dental school’s vice dean for administration and research.
Dental school faculty and staff receive progress report from dean
To begin a new decade, West Virginia University School of Dentistry dean Dr. Anthony ‘Tom’ Borgia, welcomed faculty and staff to the spring 2020 semester with a word of thanks.
Session on Health Sciences library journals set for Jan. 21
Health Sciences faculty are invited Tuesday, Jan. 21 to meet with library officials to learn more about the state of library journals, following the 2016-18 cuts.
When physical activity extends beyond PE class
West Virginia University researchers Nancy O’Hara Tompkins and Lesley Cottrell have launched a project to help increase physical activity in West Virginia classrooms.
WVU in the News: Healthy Grandfamilies Program coming to Preston County
Are you a grandparent suddenly raising a grandchild? Need help finding resources and services?
Annual Pancake Fundraiser to support The Comfort Fund on Jan. 25
A pancake breakfast fundraiser benefitting the Comfort Fund at the WVU Cancer Institute Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center (MBRCC) is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 25, from 8-10 a.m., at Applebee’s in Morgantown.
TEDxWVU seeking speakers for third annual event March 28
TEDxWVU is seeking speakers to present talks that will spark deep discussion and connection surrounding the “Say it Loud” theme. Speaker applications close Jan. 13.
WVU in the News: Obstacles stand in the way of telemedicine in West Virginia
Technology has certainly exploded in the 21st century, and nowhere is it more noticeable than health care, notably telemedicine. But as much promise as telemedicine holds, there are obstacles in the way for it to do the most good.