Post-stroke depression stems from the cardiovascular changes in the brain that lead to a stroke in the first place. It’s a type of depression that scientists are just now starting to probe. At the West Virginia University School of Medicine, a team of researchers is taking a bench-to-bedside look at whether magnetic fields can help treat this unexplored mood disorder.
Announcements
-
WVU joins national initiative to increase college access, graduates
West Virginia University is joining with scores of universities in a national initiative to increase college access, close the achievement gap and significantly produce more degrees by 2025. “Powered by Publics” is an initiative of the Association of Land-Grant and Public Universities and involves 130 schools, gathered into 16 different clusters around regions, size and/or mission.
-
WVU Libraries lead effort to create Morgantown Public Art Guide
Do you know about the John F. Kennedy Memorial in Star City? Did you know the large Coca-Cola mural on a High Street building is a restoration originally painted in 1953? These sites are just two of the 44 local attractions detailed in the new Morgantown Public Art Guide, a collaborative initiative among West Virginia University and local organizations.
-
Seeing West Virginia in the world: a year-end message from WVU Press
If 2017 was a year of firsts for West Virginia University Press, then 2018 has been one of reach—a year in which our books and authors were in particularly broad circulation, helping propel outward the reputation of the university, state and region in encounters from Portland to New Orleans and New York to Munich.
-
Group fitness classes offered during Winter Holiday
A selection of group fitness classes will be available to students, SRC members and Healthy Holiday participants from Dec. 16 - Jan. 5
-
Evansdale Campus emergency steam outage planned Saturday
Due to an issue with WVU’s Steam Distribution System, Facilities Management must conduct an Emergency Steam Outage Saturday (Dec. 15) from 3 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Events
-
Staff Council monthly meeting announced
The Dec. 19 meeting will be held from 8:15 a.m. until noon at the Evansdale Library, Room 234.
-
Social Skills groups enrolling now
The Center for Excellence in Disabilities is enrolling children and teens with developmental and behavioral disorders for the next session of Social Skills Groups. These social skills groups will focus on basic interaction skills as well as providing an opportunity to form friendships.
-
University community invited to Carpenter retirement celebration
After 31 years of dedicated service to WVU, Les Carpenter is retiring. He has served as the chief business officer for Division of Student Life since 2003.
-
Retirement reception for McGinnis at Evansdale Crossing today
Barbara McGinnis will retire from Student Financial Support and Services after 37 years with the University. Members of the University and local community are invited to join us for a retirement reception today, Dec.12 from 2-4 p.m. on the fifth floor of Evansdale Crossing.
-
PEIA holding annual public hearing in Morgantown Dec. 17
The Morgantown PEIA hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. Dec. 17, at Erickson Alumni Center. Registration begins at 5 p.m.; you must register to speak.
