The School of Public Health at West Virginia University, in conjunction with the American Red Cross, is holding a blood drive on Monday, Nov. 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center Atrium.
A WVU student-led campaign will inform citizens about the importance of pedestrian safety through an awareness walk from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in downtown Morgantown.
WVU Health Sciences Vice President and Executive Dean Clay Marsh, M.D., will host "Connect with Clay," an open forum lunch discussion, from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in room 1909, located near the Pylons.
The WVU School of Nursing's online graduate programs were ranked 4th in the 2015 Online Nursing rad Rankings.
Members of the West Virginia University School of Public Health have been selected to speak at a national conference in early November.
West Virginia University researchers are looking at the effectiveness of laws that deal with cell phone use and driving.
“Bridging the Divide between Policy Makers and Public Health Researchers,” a paper written by Thomas Bias, PhD, Christiaan Abildso, PhD, Emily Vasile, MPA, and Jessica Coffman, MA, was recently selected as a contest winner. The manuscript looks at ways to successfully connect public health researchers and policymakers. The contest, sponsored by the American Public Health Association American Planning Association, and Georgia Tech, accepted six papers total. The paper will be published through the Built Environment and Public Health Clearinghouse later this fall.
West Virginia University researchers are creating the first comprehensive national profile of workplace violence against teenagers and young adults.
Public Health Dialogues will host Sally Morton, Ph.D., on Friday, Nov. 6, in room 1905, Health Sciences Center North. Dr. Morton is professor and chair in the University of Pittsburgh Biostatistics Graduate School of Public Health. She is also director of the Health Policy Institute's Comparative Effectiveness Research Center.
The future for clinical education just became a little brighter for West Virginia University health sciences students due to the generosity of David Shaw and Jo Ann Goldbaugh Shaw, a retired pharmacist and physician and alumni of the Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine.