The Global Engagement Office at WVU Health Sciences has announced the winners of its annual Student Travel Award.
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The WVU Medicine Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit went purple on Sunday, Nov. 17, in honor of World Prematurity Day and Prematurity Awareness Month.
The WVU Cancer Institute Lung Cancer Screening Program will provide screenings for current and former smokers from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 22 at the WVU Medicine outpatient center located at University Town Centre.
Professor Emeritus Alan M. Ducatman is among the presenters for an upcoming Public Health Grand Rounds session hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The session, “PFAS and Protecting Your Health,” will be held Tuesday (Nov. 19) at 1 p.m. and will be streamed live via the CDC’s Facebook page and website.
The School of Public Health now has significant input at the national level for graduate medical education. Occupational Medicine Assistant Professor Dr. Jennifer Lultschik and second year resident Dr. Rasika Thondukolam have been appointed to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Occupational Medicine Milestones 2.0 Work Group.
An interactive presentation and multi-panel event about the stigma surrounding the opioid epidemic will be held Monday (Nov. 18) from 4-6 p.m at Okey Auditorium, located in Health Sciences Center, North.