Announcements
WVU in the News: As communities grapple with needle waste, advocates say limiting syringe programs is not the answer
Robin Pollini, a professor in the WVU School of Medicine and School of Public Health, contributes to reporting by The Maine Monitor about syringe exchange programs.
WVU in the News: WVU dental school recieves $12.6M federal grant for improvements; alumni raise $900K to rename orthodontic clinic for longtime department chair
The Dominion Post reports on recent funding received by the WVU School of Dentistry to improve facilities and honor a longtime faculty member.
Eight nursing faculty complete STEPS Simulation Certification Program
During the summer, eight WVU School of Nursing faculty members completed the STEPS Simulation Certification Program. The certification, offered by the WVU David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS), is designed for instructors with interest in quality teaching with simulation.
Internet connectivity will be unavailable in parts of HSC Oct. 2
Wired and wireless internet connectivity will be unavailable from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 for parts of the third floor north and south at the WVU Health Sciences Center.
WVU in the News: West Virginia's role in the largest free naloxone day on Thursday
Dr. James Berry, director of addictions at the WVU School of Medicine, contributes to reporting from Charleston Gazette-Mail about Save a Life Day.
WVU School of Dentistry alumni raise nearly $1M to name orthodontic clinic for longtime department chair
Since 1994, Dr. Peter Ngan has guided students at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry through a rigorous residency program to help them build successful specialty careers in orthodontics. After 30 years, alumni are sharing their gratitude for his dedication with gifts totaling more than $900,000 to name the orthodontic clinic in his honor.
Attend 2024 Gandhi-King Lecture on International Relations and Peace Studies
The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will host Narinder Kapur as he presents “Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi: Perspectives from Psychological Science, Justice, and Wellbeing” at 4 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Mountainlair Gluck Theater or on Zoom.
WVU dentistry students receive scholarship support
More than 70 West Virginia University School of Dentistry students earned scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year. To honor their achievements, a recognition ceremony was at held at the Health Sciences Center on Sept. 20.
WVU in the News: Center for Excellence in Disabilities offers sibling outreach programs for brothers and sisters of those with special medical needs
The Dominion Post highlights the Sibshops and SibTeen programs offered by the WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities.
WVCTSI receives $1.3 million in funding to address rural underrepresentation in clinical research
The West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute was named as one of three hubs nationally that will launch the National Institutes of Health CARE for Health initiative.