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Pack The Rack: Health Sciences community stepping up to honor veterans

Monday, October 23, 2017

WVU faculty, students and staff are invited to give back to the community by donating non-perishable food items through Nov. 3 in honor of fallen U.S. army soldier and WVU graduate Corporal Tyler Burroughs.

Students ready to be leaders in ASDA

Friday, October 20, 2017

Every student in the WVU School of Dentistry is a member of the local chapter of the American Student Dental Association. WVU ASDA is made up of approximately 220 students.

WVU’s Clay Marsh to address congressional caucus on opioid epidemic

Friday, October 13, 2017

West Virginia University Health Sciences Vice President and Executive Dean Clay B. Marsh, MD, will address the Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus as part of a panel discussion on how medical schools and teaching hospitals are working to treat patients with opioid use disorders and ultimately stem the tide of overdoses in hard-hit and underserved areas of the country. The briefing is set for Tue., Oct. 17 at noon in the Capitol Visitors Center, Washington, D.C.

WVU dental hygiene students design winning clinic invention

Friday, October 13, 2017

Two dental hygiene students have designed a solution to a problem dentistry professionals likely face with every operative procedure.

Dental school and alumni team up for tailgates

Friday, October 13, 2017

It’s been far too long between game day gatherings according to Dr. Robert Wanker, associate dean of student and alumni affairs at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry.

Town hall to focus on children’s health

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Pediatric physician J. Philip Saul, M.D., will be the special guest at an open forum for Health Sciences and WVU Medicine faculty, staff and students at noon on Thursday, Oct. 19, in the Okey Patteson Auditorium of the WVU Health Sciences Center. The topic will be, "WVU Medicine Children’s and the Health of West Virginia."

WVU to hold inaugural Day of Giving Nov. 8

Monday, October 9, 2017

One day. The words suggest a moment and a future. Both are being emphasized on Nov. 8 as WVU is reaching out to students, alumni and friends, encouraging them to make a gift – especially ones that go to the general, unrestricted needs of the University and its schools and colleges.

WVU School of Dentistry to lead fight against oral cancer and tobacco addiction

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Working in cooperation with the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Office of Interprofessional Education, representatives from the WVU School of Pharmacy, School of Public Health, School of Nursing, School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, WVU Cancer Institute and others will be involved in the WVU tobacco treatment training program. It is designed to have healthcare professionals be on the same page for evidence-based treatment of addiction.

Creating inclusive communities for veterans and families

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

A lunchtime panel discussion on veterans' issues will be held at WVU Oct. 12, moderated by moderated by Dr. Sandra "Sam" Cotton of the WVU School of Nursing. The discussion starts at 12 noon in the Fukushima Auditorium at the Health Sciences Center.

Special preview: WVU Museum of the Health Sciences

Monday, September 25, 2017

A special preview of the WVU Museum of the Health Sciences will be held on Oct. 13 at 3 p.m. in the Pylons area, along with a book signing with long-time WVU pediatric cardiologist and author Dr. Bill Neal for his newly released title, “The Quite Advocate: Edward J. Van Liere’s Influence on Medical Education in West Virginia.”