Announcements
WVU School of Nursing receives grant to support Faith Community Nurse training
The WVU School of Nursing has received a $15,000 grant from Sisters Health Foundation to support the training of Faith Community Nurses in three new counties over the course of the next year.
WVU in the News: WVU nursing student being recognized for helping save another student’s life
The Monongalia Emergency Medical Services (Mon EMS) is recognizing a West Virginia University nursing student who gave another student CPR earlier this year and helped save his life.
Keyser Campus to host Nursing Academy for Mineral County 9th graders
To help introduce participants to the profession of nursing, the WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus is hosting a Nursing Academy for Mineral County School System 9th graders in August.
the Pulse: June 2, 2025 Edition
See this week's edition of the Pulse, the WVU School of Nursing's internal e-newsletter.
WVU in the News: Bringing virtual behavioral health care access to rural youth in West Virginia
Access to youth and adolescent behavioral health care is a major challenge facing rural communities. In this conversation, Adrienne Coopey, D.O., a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, discusses how a fully virtual collaborative care model is helping deliver early behavioral health interventions and improve access and outcomes for children across West Virginia.
WVU in the News: Doctors warn of the need for sun protection during Skin Cancer Awareness Month
As summer approaches, health experts are urging the public to take sun protection more seriously. May marks Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and doctors say the risks, especially from melanoma, should not be underestimated.
WVU School of Nursing clinical education assistant professor works with the WV Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
A WVU School of Nursing clinical education assistant professor, Amanda Kitzmiller, has been working with the West Virginia Colorectal Cancer Group to help educate West Virginia residents about the importance of colorectal cancer screening.
Annual Nursing Theory Conference welcomes WVU School of Nursing panelists, presentations
The WVU School of Nursing was recently represented at the Annual Nursing Theory Conference. Nursing faculty and PhD students shared their work, along with participating in panels and poster presentations.
WVU Nursing graduate and WVU Army ROTC cadet commissioned as second lieutenant
WVU School of Nursing Class of 2025 graduate and WVU Army ROTC Cadet Abigail Ott was recently commissioned as a second lieutenant.
$2M in planned gifts to establish scholarships for students in 4 WVU colleges and schools
West Virginia University students pursuing degrees in education, engineering, nursing and oral health care will benefit from a generous alumni couple’s planned gifts totaling $2 million.