Announcements
WVU in the News: WVU dental school recieves $12.6M federal grant for improvements; alumni raise $900K to rename orthodontic clinic for longtime department chair
The Dominion Post reports on recent funding received by the WVU School of Dentistry to improve facilities and honor a longtime faculty member.
Eight nursing faculty complete STEPS Simulation Certification Program
During the summer, eight WVU School of Nursing faculty members completed the STEPS Simulation Certification Program. The certification, offered by the WVU David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS), is designed for instructors with interest in quality teaching with simulation.
WVU in the News: West Virginia's role in the largest free naloxone day on Thursday
Dr. James Berry, director of addictions at the WVU School of Medicine, contributes to reporting from Charleston Gazette-Mail about Save a Life Day.
WVU School of Dentistry alumni raise nearly $1M to name orthodontic clinic for longtime department chair
Since 1994, Dr. Peter Ngan has guided students at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry through a rigorous residency program to help them build successful specialty careers in orthodontics. After 30 years, alumni are sharing their gratitude for his dedication with gifts totaling more than $900,000 to name the orthodontic clinic in his honor.
WVU dentistry students receive scholarship support
More than 70 West Virginia University School of Dentistry students earned scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year. To honor their achievements, a recognition ceremony was at held at the Health Sciences Center on Sept. 20.
WVU in the News: Center for Excellence in Disabilities offers sibling outreach programs for brothers and sisters of those with special medical needs
The Dominion Post highlights the Sibshops and SibTeen programs offered by the WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities.
WVCTSI receives $1.3 million in funding to address rural underrepresentation in clinical research
The West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute was named as one of three hubs nationally that will launch the National Institutes of Health Communities Advancing Research Equity for Health™ (CARE for Health™) initiative.
High school students can explore orthopedic surgery and engineering during one-day event
Local high school students can get hands-on experience in medicine and engineering during a free one-day event hosted by the West Virginia University School of Medicine and The Perry Initiative.
Thompson named recipient of award honoring excellence in simulation education at WVU
Tonya Thompson, DNP, RN has been named the recipient of the 2024 David H. Wilks Memorial Award for Excellence in Simulation presented by the West Virginia University David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education Patient Safety.
WVU School of Nursing offers solutions to growing nationwide nursing faculty shortages
The nursing workforce shortage is well-known across the nation; however, the nursing faculty shortage is a lesser-known part of the equation. Advanced faculty age, a wave of retirements and too few nurses pursuing advanced nursing degrees are among the top factors contributing to the faculty shortage. WVU School of Nursing Dean Tara Hulsey says obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree is one of the first steps in combatting the shortage.