Announcements
WVU’s food bank to open second location, The Rack II@HSC
West Virginia University Health Sciences will soon open “The Rack II@HSC,” WVU Health Sciences’ Campus Food Bank, to assist with campus-wide efforts to address the growing population of homeless and/or hungry employees/students.
WVU School of Nursing names director of development
An experienced higher education development professional has joined the WVU School of Nursing to lead the School’s fundraising efforts.
WVU School of Nursing teams with Monongalia County Health Department to treat diabetes
As more and more West Virginians struggle with chronic illness, West Virginia University is taking a creative approach to address the growing healthcare needs of the state.
WVU Medicine-West Virginia University Hospitals ranked sixth among academic medical centers
WVU Medicine-West Virginia University Hospitals was ranked the sixth top academic medical center out of more than 200 participating organizations in a national study of major academic medical centers and community hospitals. WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals received Vizient’s 2016 Bernard A. Birnbaum, M.D., Quality Leadership Award for superior performance.
WVU Health Sciences to host nationally recognized speakers for Global Health Week
Global health experts from around the nation will take on important issues during the West Virginia University School of Medicine's 2016 Global Health Week.
Stephenie Kennedy named associate director of health disparities program
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Stephenie Kennedy, Ed.D., associate director for cancer prevention and control with the West Virginia University Cancer Institute and research assistant professor with the WVU School of Medicine, has been named associate director of the health disparities program at WVU.
WVU School of Nursing honorary to celebrate golden anniversary
The WVU School of Nursing’s Sigma Theta Tau International Alpha Rho Chapter will celebrate its golden anniversary with a special celebration on Saturday, October 15, 2016, in Morgantown.
Nationally recognized pediatrician to present at Medicine Grand Rounds
Surenda Varma, M.D., vice chair, Pediatrics and distinguished professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, will present "Thank God There is a Hole in Donut -- Current Initiatives in Childhood Obesity" as part of the Charaka Lectureship. The lecture will begin at 8 a.m., Friday, Oct. 28 in Fukushima Auditorium, located on the first floor of the WVU Health Sciences Center.
Startup invites health professionals and public to opening Oct. 4
President E. Gordon Gee will officially welcome healthcare startup Good Measures to the WVU Health Sciences Innovation Center, at an open house from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 4. The Boston-based company established an office earlier this year WVU, located in the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Center building on the Health Sciences campus.
ARTHRITIS: A Matter of Joint Interest
WVU arthritis experts Drs. John Barnett, Lisa Robinson and Colleen Watkins invite you to join them for a discussion on the most recent research and treatment options for Rheumatoid Arthritis, from the bench to the bedside.