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Annual Soccer Tournament Announced

The WVU Women’s Soccer 4v4 Breast Cancer Tournament is held each year during the university’s spring semester to benefit the Betty Puskar Breast Cancer Center and increase awareness about the importance of annual mammograms. The tournament takes place in Morgantown and features three-person teams from the community who are then paired with a Mountaineer player. (The deadline to register for this event is Tuesday, February 27, 2024.)


Executive Chair for WVU Cancer Institute, Hannah Hazard-Jenkins, MD, recently contributed to an article, entitled Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in Oncology: Lessons from Six Cancer Centers,published in the New England Journal of Medicine.


The WVU Cancer Institute Summer Undergraduate Research Program is now accepting applications.
📅 Application deadline is March 1st
👉 Learn more
Summer undergraduate training opportunity.
Evening of science focus on synergy grants.

Upcoming Events

Feb. 5
Cancer Collaborative - 5-7 p.m.

Focus on Head and Neck Cancers
Contact Amy Romano for participation details
Wheeling Hospital

Feb. 13
Evening of Science - 3-5 p.m.

Focus on Synergy Grants
Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
2940 B HSN

Feb. 17
WVU Athletics Pink Basketball Game - 1 p.m.


Feb. 18
WVU Athletics Beauty and the Beast Match (Wrestling/Gymnastics) - 2 p.m.


Feb. 27
Project ECHO - 12 p.m.

Dannell Boatman, Ed.D, M.S.
Screening for Childhood Trauma in Adulthood: Perspectives of Appalachian Primary Care Providers
Please register to receive the link

Feb. 28
Cancer Cell Biology - 12 p.m.

Studying the Importance of RAINY, a long non-coding RNA Involved in Radiation Sensitivity in Lung Cancers
Ivan Martinez, Ph.D., West Virginia University Cancer Institute
Hostler Auditorium, G17

March 20

Tumor Microenvironment Center of Biomedical Research Excellence  12 p.m.

“Mitochondrial SNP and non-coding RNA: Impacts cancer metastasis, immune polarization, and the microbiota” 
Danny R. Welch, professor in the Department of Cancer Biology at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
WVU Health Sciences Center North, room 3067


March 20
Annual Day of Giving

During this 24-hour giving event, you can donate to any of your favorite WVU causes and help them win additional funding through challenges throughout the event.

Apr. 18
West Virginia Colorectal Cancer Roundtable - 9 a.m - 3:30 p.m.

Contact Susan Eason with questions.
Please register to receive the link
Summersville Arena and Conference Center

April 26-27
Save the Date - Annual Cancer Institute Spring Gala

Contact Stephanie McCandless at SMcCandless@wvuf.org or Erin Gregory at EGregory@wvuf.org for details.

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2023-24 Chancellor's Awards

The Chancellor’s Awards Committee is accepting nominations through March 1, 2024, for the 2023-24 academic year. The awards are an opportunity to honor and recognize employees at WVU Health Sciences.

A ceremony to honor recipients of the Chancellor’s Awards will be held during the fall semester.

Read the full announcement

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