Announcements
Dr. Patrice Harris honored as Outstanding Woman Leader by the AACAP
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has named Patrice Harris, M.D., as the 2025 Virginia Q. Anthony Outstanding Woman Leader.
With support from WVU Health Sciences, WVPEC and Benedum Foundation announce statewide Teacher Innovation Grant recipients
The West Virginia Public Education Collaborative, housed at West Virginia University, and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation will continue their efforts to support passionate teachers across the Mountain State who create innovative learning experiences for their students by providing up to $4,000 in mini-grants to fund their multidisciplinary learning projects.
WVU in the News: Five years later, COVID-19 Pandemic's lasting impact on West Virginia healthcare
Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, healthcare experts in West Virginia are reflecting on the significant challenges they faced and the crucial lessons learned during that period.
WVU nursing alumna, National Guard member finds purpose in critical care
What began as a desire to help others has grown into a fulfilling nursing career for Julie Arnold, a WVU School of Nursing alumna now serving patients in the cardiovascular intensive care unit at WVU Medicine’s J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital.
From coal country to the operating room: Dr. Baker’s full-circle journey
Growing up in rural McDowell County, West Virginia, Nicholas Baker, MD, FACS, associate professor of thoracic surgery with the West Virginia University School of Medicine Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, saw few options for his future.
WVU researchers take youth substance use prevention into rural communities
West Virginia University public health researchers, led by Alfgeir Kristjansson, co-director of the West Virginia Prevention Research Center in the School of Public Health, are working collaboratively with local partners, like county health departments, to stop drug use in youth before it starts, driving federal grant money to some of the state’s poorest counties and developing approaches tailored to individual communities.
HSTA awards ceremony slated for Nov. 17, members to celebrate successes and recognize efforts
The West Virginia Health Sciences and Technology Academy is set to honor individuals’ efforts and build on the vision that’s been empowering West Virginia’s youth through its transformative programming during the group’s annual Stephen Rhon Starks Leadership Legacy Award Luncheon.
WVU School of Medicine and School of Public Health offer two new accelerated pathways
The West Virginia University School of Medicine and the School of Public Health are partnering to launch two accelerated pathways that enable students to earn both an undergraduate degree from the School of Medicine and a graduate degree from the School of Public Health in just five years.
WVU honors ‘Most Loyal’ award recipients during Mountaineer Week
The 2025 “Most Loyal” honorees are: David Hendrickson, Most Loyal West Virginian; Dr. David O’Neal, Most Loyal Alumni Mountaineer; Dr. Robert Gerbo, Most Loyal Faculty/Professional Staff Member; and Anthony Martin, Most Loyal Staff Member.
LPN to BSN program ranks No. 1 in West Virginia by PracticalNursing.org
The WVU School of Nursing’s LPN to BSN program, located on the Keyser Campus, has been ranked No. 1 for 2026 in West Virginia by PracticalNursing.org for licensed practical nurses to become registered nurses.