The WVU Injury Control Research Center's expertise and research are highlighted in new topic briefs published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The WVU community is invited to attend the West Virginia Water Research Institute's ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 18 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the NRCCE High Bay, G13.
Terese Giobbia, coordinator and assistant professor of art education in the College of Creative Arts School of Art and Design, will use specific art therapy activities, which are more methodical and structured than traditional art projects. Her research is funded by the prestigious Mary McMullan Grant from the National Art Education Foundation.
At WVU Medicine’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, basic neuroscience research is helping to develop new technologies that will aid scientists in understanding the intricacies of the brain and advance new treatments for some of the most debilitating neurological illnesses.
Michael Brumage will lead the center’s research efforts in adverse childhood experiences. In addition to supporting this area of expertise, Keith Zullig will also contribute expertise in mental health and drug abuse research.
In the U.S. there have been numerous drug epidemics with different policy responses to each. Author Henry Brownstein will discuss the crack cocaine, methamphetamine and contemporary opioid epidemics, the policy responses to each and their consequences.