Announcements
Cancer Institute’s Cancer Prevention and Control wins first place ribbons
Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) program staff won two first place ribbons at the 2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Cancer Conference in Atlanta this August. They were invited to present three posters for the overall National conference and an oral presentation for the CDC Colorectal Cancer Control Program Meeting. Two posters, noted below, won first place ribbons.
WVCTSI expands access to substance abuse treatment in West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia continues to be devastated by the opioid epidemic, leading the nation in overdose death rates. According to STAT News, opioids could kill nearly half a million Americans in the next 10 years.
Who feels most comfortable asking doctors to wash their hands? Parents
To keep from spreading illness among their patients, the best action healthcare providers can take is to wash their hands. Dr. Allison Lastinger, a fellow at WVU, recently studied how adult patients and the parents of pediatric patients can be more comfortable asking their doctors and nurses to wash their hands.
Eclipse eye safety: Common errors can cause serious damage
On Monday, Aug. 21, North America will experience a total solar eclipse, the first visible in the United States since 1979. The WVU Eye Institute urges eclipse viewers to enjoy this extraordinary phenomenon safely by protecting their eyes.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and the WVU School of Public Health to host events focused on vulnerable adults
Next month, the WVU School of Public Health and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) will co-host a series of events focusing on aging, elder abuse and public health policy. Two separate lectures will feature Dr. Pamela B. Teaster, Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, followed by OLLI’s annual fall open house event.
WVU Department of Family Medicine to host 43rd Annual Hal Wanger Family Medicine Conference
The event will take place Sept. 14-15 at the Holiday Inn, Morgantown, off Pineview Drive. The deadline to register for the conference is Sept. 7.
WVU School of Dentistry class of 2021 arrives
The West Virginia University School of Dentistry welcomed 50 new students this week who will work over the next four years to become dentists. The dental class of 2021 gathered at an annual professionalism assembly Aug. 11.
Meet the School of Medicine's M.D. Class of 2021
The WVU School of Medicine welcomes the M.D. Class of 2021 to the Health Sciences family during orientation week activities.
Help bring PAL® to WVU Medicine Children's
A fundraising effort has been established by the West Virginia University music therapy program with the goal of raising at least $5,000 to support the purchase of one PAL® unit and 20 sensors and provide help for approximately 60 infants in the WVU Medicine Children's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Coming soon: MyExpenses will reduce risk of error, speed up reimbursements
Faculty and staff are invited to learn about the new travel and expense management tool, MyExpenses, at several open-house demonstrations around campus in August. Reservations are not required.