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• Moffett named assistant dean for Academic Personnel and Faculty Services

  Friday, July 1, 2022

  Kathryn Moffett, M.D., has been named assistant dean for School of Medicine Academic Personnel and Faculty Services, effective July 1.

• WVU's Eric Kelley Named FASEB Vice President-elect for Science Policy

  Tuesday, June 28, 2022

  Eric E. Kelley, a classically trained redox biologist, was named Vice President-elect for Science Policy at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). His term begins July 1.

• WVU in the News: RECOVER Researchers Express Hope and Frustration in Their Study of Long COVID

  Monday, June 27, 2022

  Slow enrollment has led to simmering frustrations over the progress and potential of the NIH's RECOVER Initiative, the research consortium focused on studying post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2, or long COVID, according to researchers and leaders within the initiative.

• WVU in the News: Dr. Mark Cucuzzella on living healthfully with limited resources

  Monday, June 27, 2022

  Dr. Mark Cucuzzella joins the “Sustainable Dish” podcast to talk about healthier living with limited resources.

• School of Medicine names interim chair roles

  Monday, June 27, 2022

  Clay Marsh, MD, chancellor and executive dean for WVU Health Sciences, recently announced transitions in leadership duties for the School of Medicine’s Department of Medicine and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Services.

• First BONEBRIDGE implantation in the state restores Marshall County man’s hearing

  Monday, June 27, 2022

  Brian Kellermeyer, M.D., WVU Medicine otolaryngologist, was the first in the state to implant a BONEBRIDGE bone conductive implant. The surgery was performed in early May, and the implant was successfully activated at a follow-up appointment this month after giving the patient, Franklin Hinerman, 79 of Moundsville, time to heal from the procedure.

• FDA’s Juul ban could help Appalachia, but prove ‘futile’ without follow-up measures, WVU researchers say

  Monday, June 27, 2022

  The Food and Drug Administration’s ban on Juul vaping products could be especially good news for the health of Appalachians, according to a West Virginia University researcher.

• Michael Stevens, MD, to serve as WVU Health System’s inaugural chief epidemiologist

  Friday, June 24, 2022

  The West Virginia University Health System today (June 24) announced the appointment of Michael Stevens, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA, as the WVU Health System’s first system healthcare epidemiologist. Dr. Stevens starts in this new, system-wide role on Monday. He will also hold a faculty appointment at the WVU School of Medicine.

• WVU School of Medicine welcomes new class of residents and fellows

  Thursday, June 23, 2022

  A class of more than 200 new residents and fellows will soon begin their training at the West Virginia University School of Medicine through the Graduate Medical Education program located on the Morgantown, Harpers Ferry and Parkersburg campuses. The majority of the new physicians will begin their clinical training on July 1, building on the skills and foundation given to them as medical students.

• Scholarship support drives three-time WVU graduate to achieve and serve West Virginia

  Thursday, June 23, 2022

  Nearly a decade ago, Sundus Lateef was sitting in her senior-year statistics class at Bridgeport High School when she was unexpectedly summoned to the principal’s office for a phone call. Brian Hoover from West Virginia University was on the line: She had been selected as a WVU Foundation Scholar.