Renee Nicholson of the Eberly College of Arts & Sciences and Nancy Andrews of the Reed College of Media will return to the Health Sciences Center April 19 for the last health storytelling workshop of the academic year. The session will be from 12 noon-1 p.m. in Room 3022 Health Sciences North.
The university community will have an opportunity to learn about innovations in cardiovascular therapies and imaging at WVU's Heart and Vascular Institute during an “Evening of Science” from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Mon., April 17 at the WVU Media Innovation Center in Evansdale Crossing, Morgantown.
West Virginia University honored 13 individuals and two teams at the Health Sciences Center for outstanding achievement on Wednesday, April 12 at 4 p.m. in the Pylons Lobby.
West Virginia continuously falls at or near the bottom of national statistics when it comes to the social determinants of health including employment, poverty, education, and healthy food access…but why is that? Dr. Lauri Andress, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy, Management, and Leadership in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, is exploring this question through her research on low wealth communities, community and economic development, and nontraditional ‘ policy analysis tools.’
Nearly 40 nursing students and faculty from West Virginia University are headed to Charleston on Wednesday (April 5) to participate in West Virginia’s Nurses Unity Day 2017.
In honor of National Public Health Week, April 3-9, the Student Association of Public Health will be hosting tabling events on the WVU Health Sciences campus. National Public Health Week is an initiative started by the American Public Health Association to honor and promote public health. School of Public Health interim dean Dr. Jeff Coben says, "Public health saves money, improves our quality of life, helps children thrive and reduces human suffering."
The WVU School of Public Health Delta Omega Annual Speaker event will be held this Friday, April 7, at 12 PM in HSC 1905. Dr. Loretta Cain, an epidemiologist and biostatistician at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, will be presenting "Ectopic Pregnancy in the Medicaid Population: Rates, Disparities, Complications, and Risk Factors". A meet-and-greet will be held after the event, from 2 PM to 3 PM in John Jones C. This event is open to the public. To RSVP, click here. Please indicate you would like a complimentary lunch.
Join Us! Take action to fight West Virginia’s soaring rates of chronic disease. Engage in a day of evidence-based strategies for identifying, preventing, and reversing obesity, diabetes and metabolic roots of disease. The dedicated Healthcare Professionals conference will take place on Thursday, June 1.
Join friends and colleagues and enjoy an evening of America’s favorite pastime as WVU Baseball takes on the University of Kansas on Saturday, April 8, at 4 p.m.
The West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Relay for Life Team and the Lambda Kappa Sigma student organization will be hosting a Vera Bradley Bingo at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 2, in room 1909 at the WVU Health Sciences Center in Morgantown. Doors open at noon.