August 2006

August 29, 2006: An article in The Daily Athenaeum discusses Dr. Kim Williams' study to determine the benefits of Iyengar yoga on the remediation of back pain. (Originally appeared at http://www.da.wvu.edu/XMLParser/printstory.phtml?id=23332.)

August 28, 2006: The Daily Athenaeum features a story about CMEDSA's "Angels on High," which took place on Saturday night. The event was also featured on both the 6 o'clock Channel 12 News on the 26th and on the channel 5 news on the 27th. Students who participated in the event were Cortney Bloomer, John Blosnich, Laarni Hancock, Emma Kennedy, Steve Clark, Su Nang, Deepthi Bommadevara, Abhinav Sankineni, Ranjani Panithi, Oswald Umohoza, and Melody Gwilliam. Angels on High is coordinated by Dr. Ruth Kershner. (Originally appeared at http://www.da.wvu.edu/XMLParser/printstory.phtml?id=23299.)

August 24, 2006: A Washington Times article mentions Brian Gerber, a faculty member in Public Administration who is working with Dr. Alan Ducatman on the mass migration concept of homeland security. Both Dr. Gerber and Dr. Ducatman have been attending the homeland security conference profiled in the article. (Originally appeared at http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20060823-103733-7011r.htm.)

August 24, 2006: Dr. Ruth Kershner and CMEDSA will be educating partygoers about the dangers of binge drinking during the annual "Angels On High" event. (Originally appeared at http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/news/page/3286/.)

August 23, 2006: Dr. Jeffrey Coben is quoted in an article about motorcycle helmet laws and motorcycle injuries/deaths. (Originally appeared at http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-detail.asp?ID=392.)

August 14, 2006: Upcoming public health grand rounds, concerning prescription drug abuse, are featured this week in both the ASPH and APHA national web sites.

August 6, 2006: The Dominion Post publishes some ATV-related commentary from Dr. Jim Helmkamp.

August 2, 2006: Dr. Bill Reger-Nash's continuing efforts to reroute trucks around downtown Morgantown is covered once again in The Dominion Post.

August 1, 2006: Stateline, the newsletter that goes to state government employees, features the N-O-T (Not On Tobacco) program.