Announcements
Service Award applications now open for medical, dental and physician assistant students
Applications are now open for the WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health service award programs.
WVU plans bell-ringing ceremony to remember students
West Virginia University will hold a bell-ringing ceremony, coordinated by the Office of Campus and Community Life and Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity, on Friday, Nov. 1, in remembrance of McKenzie Wilt and Scott Saylor.
WVU in the News: Scurvy is making a surprising comeback
Dr. Ebubekir Daglilar contributes to reporting from Gizmodo about scurvy.
WVU in the News: Docs say common treatment for opioid-exposed babies isn’t necessary
Dr. David Baltierra contributes to reporting from KFF Health News about neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome.
WVU in the News: Why scientists are linking more diseases to light at night
Randy Nelson contributes to reporting from WebMD about the effect of light pollution on health.
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WVU School of Dentistry to host day of free oral care for veterans
The West Virginia University School of Dentistry will provide free oral health screenings for military veterans and active duty, National Guard and Reserve members on Monday, Nov. 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The annual event – Veterans Oral Health Day – will take place in the WVU Dental clinics on the Health Sciences Campus in Morgantown.
WVU community invited to learn about Nobel Prize and Lasker Award discoveries
The WVU Health Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Education invites the campus community to a special seminar Thursday, Oct. 24, from 3-4:30 p.m. in Health Sciences Center North room 1905 to learn about this year’s Nobel Prize and Lasker Award discoveries.
Public health student crowned WVU Homecoming Royalty
School of Public Health student, Hannah Warden, was crowned 2024 Homecoming Royalty (alongside fellow WVU student Megan Frappier). Warden, a senior health services management and leadership major from Cross Lanes, is one of the first students to be admitted to the Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master of Public Health program.
$300K scholarship gift supports student recruitment at WVU School of Pharmacy
Students at the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy will benefit from a $300,000 gift made by an alumnus and his wife. The James F. Smith Prescription for Excellence Award aims to boost student recruitment and retention by providing four years of scholarship support for a first-year PharmD student.