Announcements
Gov. Justice issues Executive Order outlining process for hospitals to resume elective medical procedures
Gov. Jim Justice has issued an Executive Order, outlining the process for hospitals across West Virginia to apply to resume elective medical procedures, provided that certain safety thresholds are met. The earliest hospitals will be able to restart elective medical procedures is Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
WVU Medicine receives FDA Investigational Drug Approval for COVID-19 immunotherapy
WVU Medicine pediatric and adult allergist and immunologist Brian Peppers, D.O., Ph.D., has received Investigational New Drug approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the experimental treatment of COVID-19 using convalescent donor plasma. This is the first FDA approved Investigational New Drug trial for COVID-19 immunotherapy to include pediatric patients.
Chambers College Ph.D. student teaches economic principles through video games during COVID-19 pandemic
Students in Noah Trudeau’s class at West Virginia University are learning principles of economics through video games, a method Trudeau, a doctoral student in the John Chambers College of Business and Economics developed as the COVID-19 pandemic was escalating. He implemented the approach just before WVU students were sent home for the remainder of the semester and they now use the games to question pandemic-related events, including why some products are leaving store shelves quicker than others.
April 21, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for April 21, 2020.
WVU in the News: MCHD epidemiologist Dr. Diane Gross was on front lines of Ebola outbreak
Every morning for the past several weeks, Dr. Diane K. Gross helps kick off Monongalia County Health Department’s daily briefing by updating staff on the region’s number of COVID-19 cases and providing analysis.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 4-20-2020
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 4-20-2020
WVU law professors break down freedom of religion, labor issues amid COVID-19
Constitutional experts at the West Virginia University College of Law weighed-in on First Amendment concerns as it pertains to worship services after the Justice Department backed a Mississippi church that was penalized for defying a local social distancing order after it hosted drive-in services.
WVU coaches and experts expand online series to support athletes during COVID-19 pandemic
WVU coaches and experts expand online series to support athletes during COVID-19 pandemic
April 20, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for April 20, 2020.
Public Health faculty awarded distinguished fellowship designations
Two members of the West Virginia University School of Public Health have been awarded a fellowship with the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). Anna Allen, MD, MPH, and Jennifer Lultschik, MD, MPH, received fellowship status following a review of their demonstrated expertise in occupational and environmental medicine and the approval of members of the ACOEM Board of Directors.