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• Gee Mail: Welcome home…and mask up!

  Monday, August 24, 2020

  In a call unifying the West Virginia University family to embark safely and resiliently into a new academic year, President Gordon Gee welcomed faculty, staff and students back into the fold in his latest Gee Mail. 

• WVU professor says trail use up amid pandemic

  Wednesday, May 13, 2020

  A West Virginia University researcher says exercising on local rail trails has doubled during the pandemic and is safe as long as people use best practices to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

• WVU, Monongalia County Health Department establish Academic Health Department to enhance public health training, research and service

  Friday, November 22, 2019

  Top-tier training, research and service opportunities will remain at the forefront for students in the School of Public Health as West Virginia University and the Monongalia County Health Department establish an Academic Health Department, reinforcing the School’s commitment to give students learning experiences based in real-world public health practice. 

• SAVE THE DATE: Undergraduate Capstone Poster Presentations

  Friday, November 15, 2019

  Twenty-seven* students will present during this semester's Undergraduate Capstone Poster Presentations on Friday, December 13, from noon to approximately 1:30 p.m. in rooms 2940 A and B. 

• Dr. Alan Ducatman to present during CDC Public Health Grand Rounds

  Wednesday, November 13, 2019

  WVU Professor Emeritus Alan M. Ducatman is among the presenters for an upcoming Public Health Grand Rounds session, "PFAS and Protecting Your Health,” hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• Appalachian Health Podcast features Christiaan Abildso

  Sunday, October 20, 2019

  Christiaan Abildso was recently a guest on the Appalachian Health Podcast, hosted by Danny Scalise, executive director of the WVSMA and a WVU School of Public Health MPH alumnus. Abildso focused on the importance of physical activity, highlighing its role in preventive care and providing practical tips on how to make it a part of one's weekly routine. 

• Cancer prevention expert to address cervical cancer in Appalachia, Nov. 1

  Sunday, October 6, 2019

  Cervical cancer rates are higher among women in Appalachia due to a variety of factors ranging from health policy to biology. Next month, epidemiologist and cancer prevention researcher Electra Paskett, Ph.D., will visit the WVU Health Sciences Center to explain how these factors can help identify possible interventions to reverse this trend.

• WVU receives CDC award to curb vaping and opioid abuse, improve health outcomes in West Virginia

  Tuesday, October 1, 2019

  West Virginia University’s efforts to address chronic disease and substance abuse prevention, growing concerns related to vaping and youth mental health issues will be bolstered by an award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fund the West Virginia Prevention Research Center in the School of Public Health.

• WV AWARE workshop to be held Nov. 1

  Wednesday, September 11, 2019

  WV AWARE (Asking Women About Relationship Experiences) will host a collaborative workshop on Friday, November 1, at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, W.Va. Check in begins at 11 a.m. and the workshop will take place from 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Lunch and compensation for time/travel will be provided.

• West Virginia Rural Health Conference October 9-11

  Monday, August 26, 2019

  This is the 27th year of the West Virginia Rural Health Conference, the only rural health conference in the state.

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