Thank you for supporting Just Desserts fundraiser

Many thanks to everyone who came to the Just Desserts fundraiser at St. John Parish Center in Morgantown this past Saturday evening to support adult brain cancer research and patient comfort a the WVU Cancer Institute. The event featured a wide array of desserts from local eateries, doorprizes and a silent auction including a variety of unique items. Proceeds from the special evening benefited the Let the Journey Begin Fund that was created at the Cancer Institute’s Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center in 2011 by Erin (Poppy) Polak after learning that her aunt, Erin Dunmire was diagnosed with brain cancer.
The name of the fund was inspired by Dunmire who always told Polak that life is a journey, enjoy the moments. In just one year, Polak, her family and friends raised $25,000 by selling bracelets bearing her aunt's quote, t-shirts and other items. The amount was enough to endow the Let The Journey Begin Fund, which continues to grow thanks to ongoing grassroots efforts such as Just Desserts. To learn more about Let The Journey Begin

Emergency Department construction to begin June 13; Cancer Center lot to close

The parking lot adjacent to the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center will be closed for an indefinite period of time beginning June 13 due to construction.
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Hats off to WVU Medicine and the WVU Cancer Institute for raising thousands during Relay

Congratulations and thank you to the more than 100 individuals representing WVU Medicine and the WVU Cancer Institute who raised nearly $21,000 in the fight against cancer during the American Cancer Society Monongalia County Relay For Life at Mylan Park on June 3.
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Update on actions and activities of the WV Legislature

The June 9 issue of Under the Dome provides a review of the state budget for FY 2017 recently passed by the WV Legislature and vetoed by the Governor, as well as details of the upcoming legislative interim sessions.
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Congratulations to Anne Swisher, PhD

Research conducted by WVU Cancer Institute member Dr. Anne Swisher, director of scholarship development in the WVU School of Medicine Division of Physical Therapy, was selected for presentation at the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago on June 6. The title of Swisher’s poster was Longitudinal Study of Impairments, Function, and Quality of Life Following Mastectomy. Since Swisher was unable to attend the meeting, WVU co-author Adham Salkeni presented the research. Additional WVU co-authors are Hannah Hazard, MD and Jessica Partin, MD.

Groups walk for the fight against cancer during Relay for Life of Berkeley County

Most of the money collected in the relays goes toward cancer research, but a little is set aside for the Cancer Resource Center, “the room,” as volunteers refer to it. It’s located in the Dorothy McCormack Center in the Berkeley Medical Center. Berkeley Medical Center in the Eastern Panhandle is part of the WVU Cancer Institute.
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Annual employee recognition awards nominations being accepted

The WVU Cancer Institute Employee Recognition Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for its annual Employee Recognition Awards Program. For more details on how to nominate and recognize excellence among your colleagues

Have you seen our new signage identifying us as the WVU Cancer Institute? Check out these photos.

CCMC celebrates "National Cancer Survivors' Day" with cancer survivors

The ceremony to mark National Cancer Survivors Day on June 5 was held for patients at WVU Cancer Institute Camden Clark Regional Center on June 6. Read more

Basketball non-conference schedule announced

Director of Athletics Shane Lyons has announced the 2016-17 men’s basketball non-conference schedule. The Mountaineers will play 13 non-conference contests, including nine non-conference games in Morgantown.
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(Shane Lyons and WVU Athletics partnered with the WVU Cancer Institute during the 2016 Cancer Institute Spring Gala at The Greenbrier).

“Doctors on Call” show to focus on men’s health

June is Men’s Health Month, so men: This one’s for you. Be sure to tune into the next “Doctors on Call” at 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 16 on West Virginia Public Television. Get expert advice on men’s health topics from heart to prostate and more.
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Basketball non-conference schedule announced

Director of Athletics Shane Lyons has announced the 2016-17 men’s basketball non-conference schedule. The Mountaineers will play 13 non-conference contests, including nine non-conference games in Morgantown.
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(Shane Lyons and WVU Athletics partnered with the WVU Cancer Institute during the 2016 Cancer Institute Spring Gala at The Greenbrier).

Men's basketball team lends a helping hand

It may have been an early riser Tuesday morning for coach Bob Huggins and his West Virginia University men’s basketball players, but that didn’t keep them from sticking around as long as it took to hand out every single item of food they had to give out to hundreds of struggling families out of work or in need of food in Boone County, West Virginia.
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Summer athletic camps announced

A number of Mountaineer programs will host camps throughout the summer. Read more
WVU Athletic teams are faithful supporters of the WVU Cancer Institute.

WVU Employee Relations is happy to announce that changes have been made to the Performance Review forms and processes in order to provide a better supervisor and employee experience. These changes are highlighted and outlined on the Employee Relations webpage at http://employeerelations.hr.wvu.edu/performance_appraisals.
This year’s reviews must be submitted to Employee Relations no later than October 31, 2016. Please note that your division or college may have an earlier submission date for their internal process. Employee Relations will be offering multiple training sessions for supervisors throughout the summer to provide updates on the forms, tools and processes as well as providing training on the importance of the performance review conversation. To see the schedule of general campus training sessions, please visit: https://wvutnd.augusoft.net/ and click on “courses” to view the list of workshops and to register.” Please call 304-293-7217 if further instructions are needed.
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WVU student wins poster contest at the 2016 National American College of Physicians meeting

Second-year WVU medical student, Nainika Nanda, recently discovered that her research poster and oral presentation won in the Medical Student Poster Competition at the 2016 National American College of Physicians’(ACP) annual meeting in Washington, D.C.  Nanda’s project entitled, “Detecting Pancreatic Cancer in the Blood,” was part of an effort to develop a clinical, noninvasive, blood-based detection test for pancreatic cancer.
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Final Call for Imager Review

Demonstrations for a new imager unit for the Cancer Center have nearly finished and the field has been narrowed down to 2 (Azure and GE/Amersham). The representative from GE will be here on Friday at 11 to provide another demonstration and answer any questions about imaging you might have. The demonstration will be
June 16th Thursday noon – will be set up to use
June 17th Friday 11:00am Demo and Questions