News
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NIOSH leader to share perspectives on the impact of the opioid epidemic on the U.S. workforce
Friday, September 21, 2018
The WVU School of Public Health continues its Dean’s Colloquium Series in October with a discussion about the impact of the nation’s opioid epidemic on the U.S. workforce.
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Faculty and staff: Encourage HSC student veterans to participate in campus survey
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
To help us learn more about student veteran's experiences and how to better support them, the President’s Action Group for Veterans is asking all student veterans to participate in a brief survey.
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Do you have a game changing, energy innovation?
Monday, September 17, 2018
Innovation Crossroads Now Accepting Applications for Cohort 3!
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With NIH funding, WVU grad student investigates neural circuit’s development
Monday, September 10, 2018
You’re taking a walk, and you hear a dog growl. Is it behind you or in front of you? Two houses down or at your heels? The calyx of Held, which is located in the part of the brain that controls hearing, helps you discern this instantly.
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Nancy Sanders memorial student and faculty travel and research abroad grants open to submissions
Thursday, September 6, 2018
In honor of the legacy of long-time staff member in WVU’s Global Health Program, the Global Engagement Office (GEO) at Health Sciences is pleased to announce that the application period for the Nancy Sanders Memorial Student Travel Grant and the Nancy Sanders Memorial Faculty Research Abroad Grant is now open. Nancy was instrumental in establishing WVU’s highly successful and nationally distinguished Tropical Medicine Course. She enjoyed meeting people from all over the world, and she made every visitor feel welcomed and loved. In the same spirit of her tireless work, hospitality and kindness, the GEO administers these grants to support the development and cultivation of international collaborations for faculty and students. Up to five student awards of $2,000.00 each are available for the academic year. One of these five student awards is prioritized for an outbound placement through the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) program of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). One faculty research award of $10,000 is available. Applicant eligibility, program details, and application instructions can be found on the GEO webpage. The deadline for submission for both grant awards is Friday, October 12, 2018. For more information, contact the GEO Office: Web: www.hsc.wvu.edu/geo E-mail: cwaybrig@hsc.wvu.edu Phone: 304-581-1820
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WVU Researcher Awarded Collaborative R01 Grant to focus on the importance of iron during infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Thursday, September 6, 2018
When they cause infections, bacteria often need to steal nutrients from their host to survive. For example, they must acquire iron to help them with growth, metabolism, respiration and virulence.
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Office of Global Affairs hosts informational session on HSC Campus
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Responding to updates and changes to policies related to immigration status, the Office of Global Affairs will host multiple session to help answer questions.
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WVU Public Health students named Milken Institute Future Health Leaders
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Three WVU Public Health students have joined have joined nine others from top institutions to work with leading organizations on current public health issues affecting our communities.
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Gillison to present Annual DeLynn Lecture
Thursday, August 30, 2018
The WVU Cancer Institute will hold its Annual DeLynn Lecture with Maura L. Gillison, MD, PhD, who will lecture on HPV and the Host Genome, at 4 pm on Tuesday, Sept. 4, in the WVU Health Sciences Center's Fukushima Auditorium (room 1901). A Q&A session will follow the lecture. The event is free and open to the public. For those who cannot attend, the event also will be webcast.
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Immigration information session to be held at the Health Sciences Campus
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
The Office of Global Affairs will hold an immigration information session on at the WVU Health Sciences Center on Wed., Sept. 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. in Room 1905 Health Sciences North.
