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May 16, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for May 16, 2020.
WVU honors student-nominated Spring 2020 Teaching MVPs
Thanks to nominations from more than 900 students across the WVU system, the University is honoring 26 faculty members and instructors with Teaching MVP Awards for the Spring 2020 semester.
WVU in the News: Pandemic elevates concerns about violence, harm at home
Injury epidemiologist and three-time WVU graduate Amy Hunter, MPH, PhD, and medical anthropologists Susan DiVietro, PhD, and Rebecca Beebe, PhD, all of whom are research scientists at the Injury Prevention Center at Connecticut Children's Medical Center-Hartford Hospital, authored an article for Public Health Newswire on intimate partner violence and child maltreatment.
Guidance on Illness Reporting Procedures for COVID-19
With the influx of individuals returning to campus over the next few weeks, guidance has been issued regarding what to do if students, faculty or staff feel ill or believe they may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19.
Dentistry graduates complete academic career strong
The School of Dentistry’s Class of 2020 is made up of a total of 66 dental hygiene and dental students.
WVU Extension provides general workplace safety guidance as businesses begin to reopen
As West Virginia moves forward with reopening plans, it is critical for businesses of all types to prepare their workplaces and employees for controlling and reducing the risk of transmission of the COVID-19 virus in the workplace. West Virginia University Extension Service Safety and Health Extension Professor Mark Fullen provides some general workplace safety guidelines for businesses as the state continues the reopening process. Recommendations and guidelines are being revised often, so it is important to check resources frequently as new information is learned.
Behind the mask with a WVU doctor: What to wear and whether face coverings should be mandated
“To mask or to not mask” is no longer the primary question dominating the COVID-19 public discourse. As states reopen amid the pandemic, the question now is, “Should face coverings be required in public?”
WVU grad one of first plasma donors in U.S. to save COVID-19 patients
Months ago, a woman did something that in easier times would not have been unusual. She gave blood. And then it changed everything.
WV DHHR: Testing Opportunities for Minorities and Other Vulnerable Populations
Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) today announced a plan to increase COVID-19 testing opportunities for minorities and other vulnerable populations in medically-underserved counties.
WV DHHR: Alert Plan for Counties to Address Increases in COVID-19 Cases
As West Virginia begins to reopen based on Gov. Jim Justice’s West Virginia Strong: The Comeback, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health has developed a data-driven plan to identify areas experiencing a rise in COVID-19 cases.