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  • WVU researchers receive $2.38M grant for hybrid imaging system

    Monday, September 10, 2018

    Two West Virginia University School of Medicine researchers have received $2.38 million from the National Institutes of Health to build a one-of-a-kind pre-clinical imaging system that integrates PET-scan technology with a magnet-based imaging system that’s akin to MRI.

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  • With NIH funding, WVU grad student investigates neural circuit’s development

    Monday, September 10, 2018

    You’re taking a walk, and you hear a dog growl. Is it behind you or in front of you? Two houses down or at your heels? The calyx of Held, which is located in the part of the brain that controls hearing, helps you discern this instantly. 

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  • WVU dermatologist develops app to help medical students spot skin cancer

    Friday, September 7, 2018

    A dermatologist may distinguish a mole from a tumor based on a glance, the way a cook can tell parsley from cilantro by sniffing it. But medical students don’t have enough experience to make such intuitive diagnoses. 

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  • Campo to discuss suicide prevention at Festival of Ideas series

    Thursday, September 6, 2018

    This season’s Festival of Ideas at WVU kicks off on Sept. 11 at 4 p.m. at the Health Sciences Center's Okey Patteson auditorium. Dr. John Campo will present "Suicide Prevention Across the Lifespan and the Rural-Urban Continuum."

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  • Dehzangi to discuss wearables, reducing healthcare costs September 10

    Thursday, September 6, 2018

    Hosted by the West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, Omid Dehzangi, Ph.D., will present “Pervasive wearable physiological/behavioral monitoring and biofeedback,” on Monday, Sept. 10 from 5–6 p.m. in G102 Engineering Science Building (ESB).

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