Announcements
WVU Brownfields Center receives $5M to expand work throughout Mid-Atlantic
WVU Technical Assistance to Brownfields, led by the Brownfields Assistance Center at WVU, will use these funds to grow their team, which currently includes School of Public Health Associate Professor Christiaan Abildso, and help empower communities in West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C. to transform brownfields—property hindered from redevelopment or reuse due to the presence or perceived presence of a hazardous substance or contaminant.
Blood Drive planned for June 27 at Ruby Memorial Hospital
An American Red Cross blood drive will be held Tuesday, June 27 from noon to 6 p.m. in the Bruce McClymonds Conference Center.
WVU in the News: Dozens of students sickened as 'styrene' from cured-in-place pipe lining project strikes school
In an investigative piece from USA Today, Tim Nurkiewicz describes why toxicants are more harmful to children following a styrene leak at a school in New Hampshire.
WVU in the News: People let a startup put a brain implant in their skull - for 15 minutes
Wired features first-in-human neural implant work from Dr. Peter Konrad and others at the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute involving technology that allows brain signals to control external devices.
WVU releases Dean’s, President’s and graduate lists for Spring 2023
West Virginia University has released its Spring 2023 Dean’s and President’s lists, as well as the full list of graduates for the spring semester. Altogether, 6,273 students earned honors during the spring semester.
WVU research study seeking healthy adult participants
West Virginia University researchers are seeking healthy adult volunteers to participate in a research study that aims to determine if small wearable sensors can accurately measure activities commonly done as part of one’s occupation.
Ignore emails asking you to buy gift cards and validate unusual requests
Information Technology Services reminds all faculty and staff to be skeptical of urgent emails asking you to purchase gift cards using personal or University funds.
WVU researchers look at burnout among community faith leaders
Faith community nurses and other leaders play integral roles in the holistic health of rural residents, yet they are not immune to stress and burnout, according to a West Virginia University study.
WVU Nursing day camp gives high schoolers a glimpse of the nursing profession
The WVU School of Nursing recently hosted its first ever Summer Day Camp, offering nearly 40 prospective students and their families the opportunity to learn more about nursing school and a career as a nurse.
Barbour County nurses invited to train as Faith Community Nurses
WVU School of Nursing is seeking nurses from Barbour County to complete the national Foundations of Faith Community Nursing course and to build a nurse-led program in their faith communities.