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Service dogs provide inspiration and healing at West Virginia University

This feature was part of an integrated marketing communications strategy to raise awareness of the Davis College service dog program. The plan utilized video, web, e-mail, radio, social media and print. This web story, with video, was shared two weeks prior to mailing the fall 2016 magazine, of which the service dog program was the feature story. The web feature shows the perspectives of both current student and veteran/alumnus, and the printed piece focused on the perspective of the veteran/alumnus.

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WVU Today | WVU, CDC gain greater insight into university students’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviors regarding mask usage

As West Virginia University kicks off a new academic year amid a recent spike in COVID-19 cases across the country, public health researchers at both WVU and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now have a better understanding of university students’ knowledge and perceptions of mask-wearing. Earlier this year, the WVU School of Public Health, in collaboration with the CDC, invited all WVU students to participate in a project to help inform policy decisions and practices related to pr
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WVU Today | New population health program at WVU prepares students to address local health concerns

While the world has been focused on COVID-19 as a health crisis, individual communities may have other specific health concerns that need attention. Population health, which integrates healthcare and public health practices, is an emerging healthcare field that allows professionals to identify a locally pressing health issue, intervene and transform the community’s health outcomes. Housed in West Virginia University’s School of Public Health, the new Master of Science in Population Health progr
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WVU Today | West Virginia University, CDC relaunch mask observation study

In an ongoing effort to support West Virginia University’s commitment to keeping its campus community and others safe, the School of Public Health is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct an eight-week mask observation study. WVU is one of 60 colleges and universities across the country participating in the study, called MASCUP! (Mask Adherence Surveillance at Colleges and Universities Project). The primary purpose of the study: estimate the percentage of peo
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WVU Today | WVU School of Public Health accredited for seven-year term

The West Virginia University School of Public Health has been reaccredited through December 2027, making it one of 67 schools to receive national accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health. The Council on Education for Public Health is the nationally-recognized accrediting body for schools of public health and public health programs. “The invaluable contributions of West Virginia University’s School of Public Health have never been more relevant than during the coronavirus pan
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WVU Today | Social, behavioral modifications can be positive trigger to mitigating gun violence, per WVU professor

Large-scale behavior change is a critical component when it comes to mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, as one West Virginia University researcher points out, it can also be leveraged to address a separate, yet, equally important, persistent public health crisis: gun violence in our nation’s schools. As School of Public Health Professor and Chair Keith Zullig highlights in a Journal of Adolescent Health editorial, gun access is strongly correlated with unintentional and inten
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West Virginia University becomes home to State Champion paperbark maple

Thanks to West Virginia University’s growing commitment to campus tree care and an ongoing collaboration between the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design and Facilities Management, WVU Evansdale is now home to a newly crowned champion – the largest paperbark maple in the state. The 24-foot “State Champion” is the first of its kind to be nominated to the West Virginia Big Tree Program.
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WVU researcher to study hospital wayfinding through virtual reality technologies

With support from a research grant from the Academy of Architecture for Health Foundation, a West Virginia University researcher is leading a study that will help address the functional complexity of large hospitals. Shan Jiang, assistant professor of landscape architecture in the School of Design and Community Development, and her research team will utilize immersive virtual reality technologies to conduct a study focused primarily on hospital wayfinding.
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WVU professor emeritus and creator of the WV ’63 unveils new tomato, limited seed available for growers

For more than half his life, Mannon Gallegly, West Virginia University professor emeritus of plant pathology, has been perfecting the tomato. In 1950, his research on vegetable diseases and tomato blight at WVU led him on a 13-year journey that culminated with the West Virginia ’63, also dubbed the “people’s tomato,” released in 1963 and rereleased in 2013 to help commemorate West Virginia’s 100th and 150th birthdays, respectively.
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