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  • Department of Justice, FBI to discuss health care fraud, opioid crisis in April 26 panel

    Tuesday, April 23, 2019

    The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation University Outreach Project will present on trends in health care fraud as part of the next Medicine Grand Rounds.

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  • WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute opens new Innovation Center

    Tuesday, April 23, 2019

    The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) announced today (April 23) that it will be opening its new Innovation Center and convening its inaugural Summit from Wednesday to Thursday, May 15-16, in Morgantown. 

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  • WVU in the News: Neuromodulation as a Treatment for Migraine

    Monday, April 22, 2019

    Umer Najib, MD, FAHS, is an assistant professor in neurology at the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia University and program director for the Headache Medicine Fellowship. He recently spoke on neuromodulation as a potential treatment for patients with migraine.

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  • WVU School of Medicine alumni, LaunchLab Network clients win $25,000 and coveted spot in AlphaLab Gear Incubator

    Thursday, April 18, 2019

    West Virginia University School of Medicine alumni and LaunchLab Network clients will use $25,000 in startup funding from the AlphaLab Gear accelerator program for early-stage startups to help drive down maintenance costs and increase productivity in laboratories.

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  • WVU in the News: 21 Best Toys for Kids With Autism

    Thursday, April 18, 2019

    Kids with autism are just that – kids! And they want to play! So what are the best toys for autistic kids to encourage that exploration through play? “Their toys don't have to be fancy or special ‘learning toys.’ They simply need to be toys that your child enjoys and that are developmentally appropriate,” says Jamie Winter, Ph.D., a psychologist at the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in White Plains, New York.

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