News

• Meditation and music may improve memory of those at-risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

  Wednesday, September 26, 2018

  Kim Innes, an epidemiology professor from the West Virginia University School of Public Health, and her team are studying the potential benefits of a simple meditation or music listening practice for improving memory and cognitive functioning, as well as mood, sleep and quality of life in adults with subjective cognitive decline, or SCD.

• 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.

• 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.

• Do you have a game changing, energy innovation?

  Monday, September 17, 2018

  Innovation Crossroads Now Accepting Applications for Cohort 3!

• 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. 

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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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