Announcements
Milan Puskar Foundation gives $1M to WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital
Building upon its namesake’s legacy of improving the quality of life in West Virginia, the Milan Puskar Foundation donated $1 million to the new WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital project.
Under the Dome: WVU Legislative Update
The latest edition — March 3, 2020 — provides an update on several high-profile bills and resolutions, including the University’s VSIP bill, the budget, support for the Rifle Team, major public health initiatives and higher education exemption bills.
WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health Program Announcements
WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health offers a number of announcements, including application deadlines, upcoming events and more.
BeWell gets interactive with Ask Dr. Jen, visits from Gus
BeWell, a behavioral wellness service available to Health Sciences students, has recently launched two new interactive initiatives — Ask Dr. Jen and Visits from Gus.
POSTPONED — Consider It, Curb It or Cut It: Learn more about living tobacco- or vape-free
An information session and six-week program, "Consider It, Curb It or Cut It," has been postponed.
WVU in the News: Experts: Meth overtaking opioids in Morgantown, beyond
For several years, Morgantown and other localities across West Virginia have been fighting the opioid epidemic, but all the while another substance has been emerging as the next drug crisis — methamphetamine.
Every Mile Counts: Opportunity to support the American Lung Association
The Greenbrier River Trail Bike Trek is a 3-day, 66-mile cycling event. Join 100+ riders and volunteers on this picturesque, river-side trail and share in the camaraderie as funds and awareness are raised for lung health in the Mountain State.
Inside WVUToday: WVU offers Master of Health Administration program
In an effort to meet growing healthcare needs across the state, the School of Public Health is now offering a Master of Health Administration, a premier program for those seeking to lead the health systems of the future.
CANCELED: COVID-19 expert to speak at West Virginia University
Lawrence O. Gostin, professor of medicine at Georgetown University and director of the World Health Organization’s Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law, will present “COVID-19: A Global and National Emergency” as part of the School of Public Health’s Dean's Colloquium Series on Friday, March 27, from noon to 1 p.m. in 1909 Health Sciences Center North, with a pre-event reception from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. in the Fukushima lobby. The event, which helps kick off Research Week, is free and open to the public.
Printer toner linked to genetic changes, health risks in new study
According to a new study by West Virginia University researcher Nancy Lan Guo, the microscopic toner nanoparticles that waft from laser printers may change our genetic and metabolic profiles in ways that make disease more likely. Her findings appear in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.