Registration now open for the 2018 Community Leadership Academy
Online registration is open for the 2018 Community Leadership Academy! Join the Community Leadership Academy April 11-13 at Marriott Morgantown at Waterfront Place in Morgantown, WV. The Community Leadership Academy (CLA) helps emerging and established leaders develop their leadership skills. For more details about the 2018 Community Leadership Academy, please contact:
Community Leadership Academy Director, Kelly Nix, Ph.D, at 304-293-8680.
Ask the Experts: Preventing Childhood Obesity - March 1
On March 1, from 2-3:30 p.m., the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) will host an Ask the Experts virtual session on preventing childhood obesity. Expert panelists from Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, West Virginia Bureau for Public Health, West Virginia Prevention Research Center and the CDC Division of Population Health will address the intersection of community based research, policy development and program implementation to prevent childhood obesity.
WVU groups to host body positivity event Feb. 19
Groups and organizations across West Virginia University are collaborating to create a night of body acceptance for students. The WVU Collegiate Recovery Program, WELLWVU, Carruth Center, WVU Medicine Student Health and the WVU Women’s Resource Center will host “Accepting EveryBODY” on February 19, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the WVU Recreation Center, Meeting Room A.
Nominations for Women in Science and Health Awards now open
Sponsored by the Women in Science and Health (WISH) Committee, the Women in Science and Health Awards recognize outstanding achievements made by women working at West Virginia University Health Sciences.
Mindful Morsels: Science of Mindful Compassion
Neuroscientist Julie Brefczysnki-Lewis, Phd, shares the scientific research behind mindful compassion and how it can benefit social interaction and personal well-being.
Over-the-Counter Medication Donations Needed for Honduras
Nurse Practitioner and DNP students from the WVU School of Nursing will provide primary care services in remote areas of Honduras in April. The team members pay their own way and bring all medications and supplies needed for the week.
WVU’s Brumage named new director of state Office of Drug Control Policy
Dr. Michael Brumage, assistant dean for public health practice and service at the West Virginia University School of Public Health, will lead the effort against West Virginia’s opioid drug crisis.
Feb. 21 panel event to address "The Realities of Being a Minority Student at a PWI"
The Office of Equity Assurance (Title IX) students, faculty and staff to an informal panel discussion entitled: "The Realities of Being a Minority Student at a PWI." The event will take place on Wednesday, February 21 from 5–7 p.m. in G20 Ming Hsieh.
WVU Rural Health Day 2018
Registration is now open for the 3rd annual WVU Rural Health Day on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the WVU Health Sciences Center in Morgantown. The purpose of WVU Rural Health Day is to give pre-health students interested in rural medicine the opportunity to hear about and participate in activities that will enhance, impassion, and provide support in the sometimes daunting path to applying to medical school.
WVU’s Interprofessional Education Week theme is “WHY”
The Office of Interprofessional Education has organized an exceptional group of speakers that will take on the theme of wellness, health and you (WHY) during the 2018 Interprofessional Education (IPE) week. A series of events and poster presentations are scheduled for March 19 - 23 at the Health Sciences Center, and all faculty, staff and students are invited to attend.