From bench to bedside, meet James Simpkins, Ph.D., and Muhammad Alvi, M.D., a West Virginia University School of Medicine research and medical team who are dedicating their efforts to stroke research and finding improved treatments.
Dana King, M.D., professor and chair of the West Virginia University School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine led the study in cooperation with Jun Xiang, M.S., health data analyst in the Department of Family Medicine, to examine whether retired late-middle-aged adults have differing rates of adherence to healthy lifestyle and metabolic risk factors, including diet, exercise, smoking, weight, glucose levels, blood pressure, and cholesterol, compared with same-aged adults who are not yet retired.
As part of its National Engineers Week events, West Virginia University's Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources unveiled a plaque in honor of Katherine Johnson on Feb. 21. Students Savannah Lusk and Morgan King were instrumental in the effort to honor Johnson, the first woman to desegregate WVU's graduate school.
The West Virginia University School of Medicine announced recently that accreditation was granted for three new physician training programs on the Morgantown campus.
The West Virginia University School of Medicine recently announced a new undergraduate program, Health Informatics and Information Management (HIIM).
While West Virginia University remains financially stable, it faces future challenges with continued reductions in state revenue, limited ability and desire to increase tuition and competition from other institutions, the Board of Governors was told Friday (Feb. 10).
Norman D. Ferrari III, M.D., has been named as the 2017 West Virginia University School of Medicine Distinguished Alumnus. Dr. Ferrari will be honored by his friends and colleagues at the School’s Alumni Weekend banquet on October 13.
West Virginia University’s search for the 65th Mountaineer Mascot has been narrowed to four candidates. All four finalists are West Virginia natives, and will don the buckskins and carry the musket to lead the crowd into cheers during the men's basketball game with Kansas State Saturday (Feb. 11).
A $300,000 grant from the Maier Foundation will help students who were hit hard by last summer’s flooding attend West Virginia University.
Richard M. Goldberg, M.D., renowned gastrointestinal cancer expert, has been named the new director of the WVU Cancer Institute.