Announcements
FSAP offers Support Squad Group
This new group will meet every other Thursday beginning at 5 p.m. Feb. 29 on Zoom. Sessions will focus on skill development and techniques to cope with stress, improve relationships and enhance emotional well-being.
WVU in the News: WVU Dental hosts ‘Give A Kid A Smile’ day
WDTV reports on the WVU School of Dentistry's annual Give Kids a Smile Day, providing free dental screenings to children ages one to 17 years old.
Save the Date: WVU Health Sciences to offer Teaching Scholars Summer Institute
The West Virginia University Health Sciences Faculty Development Program will host its 20th annual Teaching Scholars Summer Institute June 3-5.
Department of Human Performance and School of Public Health seeks adults with driving-related anxiety for study
The Department of Human Performance – Occupational Therapy and School of Public Health are seeking adults with driving-related anxiety for a study to determine the causes and what coping strategies are utilized by individuals who experience it.
Harris, WVU faculty to speak at Student National Medical Association Black History Month events
The Student National Medical Association will celebrate Black History Month with a variety of speaker events throughout the month of February that highlight the stories and experiences of faculty and alumni. All events will be open to the public.
Managed Printing changes at HSC begin Feb. 27
Information Technology Services will begin removing old printer-copier devices at the HSC complex as part of the previously announced WVU Managed Printing Program on Tuesday, Feb. 27. This work will begin with the School of Dentistry and will continue across the HSC complex through June 30.
Project REACH to host Narcan training event
Project REACH (Rural Education Alliance for Community Health) will host a Narcan training event on Friday, Feb. 16, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. in WVU Health Sciences Center North Room 1107 conducted by the Monongalia County Health Department.
Attendees at WVU Day at the Legislature learn how to locate a heartbeat on SAM
The WVU School of Nursing hosted an interactive booth Jan. 30 at the West Virginia Capitol, inviting WVU Day at the Legislature attendees to learn how to locate a heartbeat on the Student Auscultation Manikin (SAM).
WVCTSI Project ECHO launches new Multiple Sclerosis program
West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) has launched a program to enhance the capacity of primary care providers in diagnosing and caring for individuals with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Eight WVU graduate students receive Foundation scholarships to support research
Eight West Virginia University graduate students from across the U.S. and beyond are engaging in meaningful research as they complete their degrees with support from WVU Foundation scholarships.