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23rd Annual Translational Research Cancer Centers Consortium Meeting
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.
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Cancer survivor pays it forward at Bob Huggins Fish Fry
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.
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Session on Health Sciences library journals set for Jan. 21
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.
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WVU in the News: 'Dark Waters': Behind-the-Scenes With Attorney Who Took on DuPont
The movie "Dark Waters" dramatizes the 20-year battle a Cincinnati attorney and West Virginia citizens fought against DuPont's environmental contamination.
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Goldberg retiring from WVU Cancer Institute
Richard M. Goldberg, MD, will be retiring from his position as West Virginia University Cancer Institute’s (WVUCI) Director, and Director of the WVU Cancer Signature Program effective January 1, 2020. For the past three years he represented the Cancer Institute as a member of WVU health sciences Vice President and Executive Dean, Clay Marsh’s leadership team and has held the Laurence S. and Jean J. DeLynn Chair of Oncology. As WVUCI’s Director, he oversees the clinical, research, and teaching missions of the cancer institute and its component organizations that include satellite clinical and clinical research locations that are dispersed throughout WV. Following his retirement, he plans to continue to play a supportive role in mentoring faculty and serving as a resource to the Cancer Institute’s leadership. He and his wife, Lynda, expect to continue to reside in Morgantown.
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Cancer Prevention and Control team present poster at National Lung Cancer Roundtable Meeting
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.
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Train to become a certified tobacco treatment specialist
This course is for professionals in the fields of medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, public health, social work, respiratory therapy and addiction counseling.
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Get your tickets today for the 2020 Bob Huggins Fish Fry
The 2020 Bob Huggins Fish Fry is set for Friday, Jan. 24 from 5:30-9:30 p.m. at the Mylan Park Event Center in Morgantown.
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WVU Cancer Institute researcher presents work in breast cancer at 2019 AACR conference
Linda Vona-Davis, PhD; Department of Surgery, presented her research at the 2019 AACR-San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium on December 12. Her poster was visited by breast cancer survivor and research advocate Susan Siegel standing to her right. Cancer researchers are working for Susan and others battling breast cancer. Photo permission granted by Susan Siegel.
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Dean Borgia reviews dental school accomplishments in 2019
Solid partnerships prompted so many positives in 2019. A number of events led to the dental school being able to reach a broader community of patients to improve oral health and enhance overall wellness where we live, teach and treat. Dr. Anthony 'Tom' Borgia, dean of the West Virginia University School of Dentistry, shares a compilation of updates below.
