Announcements
School of Social Work hosts Behavioral Health Summit
The WVU School of Social Work’s Rural Integrated Behavioral Health Training Program, joined by the California University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh Behavioral Health Training Programs, will host a Behavioral Health Summit on March 27, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.
WVU School of Public Health professor presents at worldwide tobacco research symposium
In the 55 years since the first U.S. Surgeon General report on the health consequences of cigarette smoking, smoking has declined substantially. Despite this progress, however, it remains the leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Smoking rates also remain disproportionally high and relatively unchanged among certain vulnerable populations.
Public Health student to apply data science skills in competitive summer program
This summer, WVU School of Public Health graduate student Emily Hone will represent Mountaineer Nation as one of only 15 students selected to participate in a data science program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The Bodice Project: Sculptural Exhibit
West Virginia University Health Sciences Center and the Bodice Project invite you to join us February 20 - 22 in the Erickson Alumni Center Nutting Gallery for the Bodice Project Sculptural Exhibit.
The Bodice Project: Opening Night Reception
West Virginia University Health Sciences Center and the Bodice Project invite you to join us for an Opening Night Reception at the Erickson Alumni Center on February 19, 2019.*
Choose your provider at the WVU School of Dentistry
Patients can consider the length of appointment, treatment costs and provider experience when determining which School of Dentistry clinic is right for them.
Healthy Grandfamilies training supported by Public Health students
Students in the WVU School of Public Health are helping to implement West Virginia State University's Healthy Grandfamilies program in Preston County. The program provides training and support to older citizens raising their grandchildren. Read the story in The Dominion Post.
WVU researchers assess how a vegetarian diet can help prevent or control diabetes
As West Virginia University works toward becoming the world’s first Blue Zones Certified university, a graduate-student researcher in the WVU School of Public Health is exploring how one of the Blue Zone Project’s tenets—eating an abundance of vegetables—can make individuals with diabetes, and those at-risk of developing the condition, healthier.
Scholarships available for tobacco cessation continuing education
More than 20 scholarships are available for health care professionals interested in the School of Dentistry continuing education program on tobacco cessation treatment.
WVU dental school helps give kids a smile
The WVU School of Dentistry Pediatrics Clinic opens 135 appointments for children to receive exams and more than $100 worth of services.