Announcements
A rapid research response to COVID-19’s effect on communities
With the COVID-19 pandemic upending life as we know it, researchers in West Virginia University’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences are taking quick action to study how people from Appalachia to Europe are responding to the pressure this crisis has placed on their communities.
April 29, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for April 29, 2020.
Spring 2020 Teaching MVP Awards: Submit your nominations through Friday
As this unimaginable Spring 2020 semester draws to an end, the WVU Office of the Provost needs YOUR help in recognizing the outstanding efforts of our faculty and instructors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WVU Extension Service expert addresses national meat shortage concerns
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many meat processing and food production facilities have temporarily closed or reduced operations, raising concerns about shortages and the safety of our nation’s food supply. West Virginia University Extension Service Livestock Specialist Kevin Shaffer provides some insight about West Virginia’s beef supply and what we can do to help producers and fellow consumers.
Online course will train public health investigators on contact tracing for COVID-19
The West Virginia University School of Public Health and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Bureau for Public Health are partnering on an initiative to recruit participants for a newly developed online course, Contact Tracing for COVID-19.
Keep your eye on not touching your eyes, handy tips from a WVU ophthalmologist
You’re not imagining things: it really is hard to stop touching your eyes, even though you know that’s important to preventing the spread of COVID-19.
April 28, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for April 28, 2020.
April 27, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for April 27, 2020.
WVU business experts partner with the National Guard to forecast PPE needs
When COVID-19 started depleting stockpiles of medical gear in hotspots like New York and New Jersey, the West Virginia National Guard took notice – and reached out to experts at the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University to help prevent that from happening in the Mountain State.
April 26, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for April 26, 2020.