Announcements
Leadership, clinical excellence and patient care recognized in School of Dentistry
Award winning dentists are set for practice and advanced education.
Cervical cancer prevention focus of new $11 million grant
A major public health initiative aimed at preventing cervical cancer in at-risk Appalachian families from West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia is underway with support from an $11 million National Cancer Institute grant.
School of Pharmacy moves up in NIH research support rankings
The West Virginia University School of Pharmacy has approximately 10 times more funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) today than it did just six years ago. This recently released information is from a research ranking report by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).
WVU faculty to champion entrepreneurship education in third IDEA Fellows cohort
Five new faculty members have been selected by the Office of the Provost following a rigorous application process as the recipients of the 2019-2020 Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Academy Faculty Fellowship, a comprehensive initiative to bolster WVU’s culture of entrepreneurship and innovation.
WVU Public Health researcher launches resource website dedicated to pregnancy and eating disorders
For many women with a current or previous eating disorder, pregnancy can sometimes exacerbate their unhealthy relationship with food. A web-based resource inspired through a recent qualitative study conducted by Assistant Professor Elizabeth Claydon at the WVU School of Public Health is now available to patients and their clinicians and loved ones to help navigate this complex issue.
Call for art/crafts by health sciences students, employees
We want to know about the handmade art and crafts that WVU health professionals are making! Any part- or full-time Health Sciences staff, faculty or students may submit ready-to-display craftwork of any media or theme for this exhibition. All levels will be considered.
WVU biostatistician studies link between microbiome and preterm birth
Pregnant African American women are more likely than white women to give birth prematurely, but they’re underrepresented in studies of preterm birth rates. Snehalata Huzurbazar, a biostatistics professor in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, is working to change that.
Dental hygiene students presented with white coats
Twenty-one students in the Department of Dental Hygiene move into patient treatment, didactic, laboratory and research work at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry.
WVU in the News: WVU researchers evaluate impact of local rail trails
From 2016 to 2017, the West Virginia University Health Research Center evaluated the business impact of the Mon River Trails System, which is a network of 48 miles of trails in North Central West Virginia. Christiaan Abildso, assistant professor and the Center's program director, recently spoke with WBOY-TV about their efforts.
Public Health undergraduate to present research at national conference
WVU Public Health undergraduate student Brittany Smith has been selected to present her research at a national conference later this year. Smith will present "Intimate Partner Relationships and Substance Use Behaviors" at the American Public Health Association's annual meeting and expo in Philadelphia in November.