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• Health Sciences collaboration leads to uncharted territory with nanomaterials

  Thursday, January 16, 2020

  A Health Sciences collaboration between the labs of Dr. Timothy Nurkiewicz and Dr. John Hollander has led to uncharted territory with engineered nanomaterials, which are advanced materials used in everything from electronics and air filters to cosmetics and medicines.

• 23rd Annual Translational Research Cancer Centers Consortium Meeting

  Thursday, January 16, 2020

  The 23rd Annual TRCCC Meeting is scheduled for March 4-6, 2020 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania. Abstract submission deadline is Jan. 30, 2020.

• The WVU HSC Tumor Microenvironment (TME) Center of Biomedical Research Excellence announces Pilot Project Program Awards

  Thursday, January 16, 2020

  The Tumor Microenvironment Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (TME CoBRE) expects to support one Pilot Project in the range of $25,000 to $50,000 in direct costs for one year during the funding period June 1, 2020 – May 30, 2021. 

• Cancer survivor pays it forward at Bob Huggins Fish Fry

  Wednesday, January 15, 2020

  Cancer survivor Angie Blankenship has learned to manage the challenges of healing with support from her family, friends and the WVU Cancer Institute. Now, she’s showing appreciation and paying it forward by donating to the Bob Huggins Fish Fry, which benefits the Norma Mae Huggins Endowment Fund and Remember the Miners Scholarship Fund.

• Registration now open for Faculty Engagement Event

  Wednesday, January 15, 2020

  Registration is now open for the 5th Annual Faculty Engagement Event, set for March 20 at the Erickson Alumni Center. The event is open to all Health Sciences faculty on all campuses.

• BeWell offers behavioral wellness services for Health Sciences students

  Wednesday, January 15, 2020

  To help Health Sciences students who are experiencing distress, mental illness or problems with substance use, BeWell is offering a solution.

• Session on Health Sciences library journals set for Jan. 21

  Thursday, January 9, 2020

  Health Sciences faculty are invited Tuesday, Jan. 21 to meet with library officials to learn more about the state of library journals, following the 2016-18 cuts.

• When physical activity extends beyond PE class

  Thursday, January 9, 2020

  West Virginia University researchers Nancy O’Hara Tompkins and Lesley Cottrell have launched a project to help increase physical activity in West Virginia classrooms.

• WVU School of Medicine professor appointed to national medical council

  Friday, December 20, 2019

  Dr. Laura F. Gibson, senior associate vice president for research and graduate education, has been appointed to the National Advisory General Medical Sciences (NAGMS) Council.

• Cancer Prevention and Control team present poster at National Lung Cancer Roundtable Meeting

  Thursday, December 19, 2019

  The WV Lung Cancer Project (WVLCP) was invited to present a poster at the 2019 National Lung Cancer Roundtable Meeting in Washington, DC on December 9-10th. Representatives from WVU Cancer and the Patient Advocate Foundation, a partner organization, attended the conference with a record number of 300+ professionals from around the country. The WVLCP’s poster depicted the change in lung cancer screening infrastructure in WV since the project’s inception. At the start of 2016, there were only five lung cancer screening facilities in WV that could screen and bill most major insurances; today that number is 24. The WVLCP assisted 12 additional centers in becoming accredited through the American College of Radiology.