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Colenda chosen to lead West Virginia United Health System
June 9th, 2013The West Virginia United Health System Board of Directors has selected Christopher C. Colenda as the System's next president and CEO. -
WVU Foundation honors philanthropists
June 5th, 2013The West Virginia University Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2013 Outstanding Philanthropy awards: Robert and Laura Reynolds, Douglas Van Scoy, Carl DelSignore Foundation and BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Company. -
Habitat for Humanity dedicates 'House That WVU Built'
May 30th, 2013What started as a class project has become a home for a family in need, thanks to 1,600 hours of effort and $25,000 in donations. Mon County Habitat for Humanity will hand over the House That WVU Built on Saturday, June 1. -
WVU business school donates $2,000 to WVU Children's Hospital
April 18th, 2013The WVU College of Business and Economics has made a $2,000 donation to WVU Children's Hospital as the result of a fundraiser the business school held during Random Acts of Kindness Week earlier this year. -
To spark interests in these fields of study among girls, the Expanding Your Horizons conference will be held on April 20, at 9 a.m. in White Hall on the West Virginia University downtown campus. The conference is open to girls in grades 6-8.
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WVU professor, national leader in heart disease prevention for school-aged children to speak on campus
April 8th, 2013Dr. William A. Neal, a leading scholar in cardiovascular disease prevention and epidemiology at WVU, will discuss cardiovascular disease risk factor screening, intervention and associated research from 3-4 p.m. Monday, April 22 at the WVU Coliseum, room 172. -
The organizations have a direct annual impact of $2.6 billion on the state economy and support nearly 12,200 full-time equivalent positions. By 2017, the direct annual impact is expected to increase by more than $500 million and add an additional 1,079 FTE jobs.
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Seven West Virginia University Health Sciences graduate students showcased their research and skills on March 5 to visiting industry representatives and local investors in a dinner encouraging interaction and collaboration between rising student researchers, faculty and private sector representatives.
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WVU Healthcare to hold open interview sessions for 350 jobs
February 25th, 2013Motivated, eager and talented individuals are invited to participate in WVU Healthcare's open interview sessions on Thursday, Feb. 28 at the WVU Erickson Alumni Center. Hundreds of positions, including per diem, casual, part-time and full-time, are available. -
Senators Rockefeller and Manchin announce federal grant to WVU to study cell phones and driving
January 9th, 2013Senator Jay Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senator Joe Manchin announced more than $182,000 for West Virginia University to research the impact of laws banning cell phone use while driving. -
Clements names Fred King WVU's vice president for research
January 9th, 2013The appointment was effective Jan. 1. King has filled the position in an interim capacity for almost a year. In his role, King serves on the board of directors of the WVU Research Corp. and chairs a new initiative -- the University Strategic Research Council -- which provides oversight and guidance to the Research Office. -
NSF grant will help WVU's Yang research clues to fighting Alzheimer's disease
December 19th, 2012Yong Yang, an assistant chemical engineering professor at WVU's Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, is creating a system that mimics the human brain's cell function to help unlock the clues to curing Alzheimer's disease. -
WVU researcher awarded $2.19 million in NIH grants for lung cancer studies
October 30th, 2012Dr. Lan Guo recently was awarded two grants from the National Institutes of Health to study ways to identify those at risk of lung diseases, including cancer, and possible treatments. -
Colenda to chair national medical school group
October 30th, 2012WVU's Chancellor for Health Sciences Christopher C. Colenda has been selected to a one-year term as chair of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the federally-recognized accrediting body for programs in the United States and Canada offering the M.D. degree. -
WVU Healthcare patients notified of FDA recall
October 18th, 2012An examination of patient records from May of this year through October determined the recalled drugs were used for 125 patients either during open heart surgery or for adults in intensive care at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Each is being notified by mail. -
WVU breaks ground on new CPASS, Student Health and Wellness facilities
October 17th, 2012Buildings providing new homes for college and student health centers as part of remaking of Evansdale campus. -
WVU Athletic Training grad establishes new student scholarship
September 13th, 2012Mathew Lively, a professor of medicine and pediatrics at WVU's Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, has established a scholarship called The Golden Scissors Award to recognize an athletic training student from each class who has exhibited outstanding clinical service in providing care for student-athletes. -
New WVU faculty member will support health and wellness in West Virginia
August 22nd, 2012Dr. Peter Giacobbi Jr. has joined WVU's new School of Public Health and the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences in a recently created joint appointment. -
WVU Health Sciences gets $19.6 million research grant from NIH
August 15th, 2012The grant to the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute is part of the NIH Institutional Development Award Program for Clinical and Translational Research. The federal program provides funding for the development of infrastructure and to enable scientists to become more competitive for NIH and other biomedical research funding opportunities over the next five years. -
WVU programs, faculty included in research awards from WV Higher Education Policy Commission
July 12th, 2012State's Research Challenge Fund awards grants for energy, cancer studies at the state's research universities
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