Announcements
Book Club available for Health Sciences students this summer
BeWell is hosting a book club for Health Sciences students during summer 2025. The group will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, beginning June 12 at the Market Pods.
School of Nursing student makes WVU Women’s Track and Field program history
Olivia Cress, a WVU School of Nursing student who balances her time between academics and athletics on the WVU Women’s Track & Field team, recently made program history placing in the top 5 for the programs pentathlon event. She shared her journey to being a nursing student and how she balances that with track.
Interprofessional Education Month concludes with luncheon honoring excellence in collaboration
West Virginia University Health Sciences concluded its 2025 Interprofessional Education (IPE) Month with an awards luncheon recognizing outstanding contributions to interprofessional learning, innovation and service across the academic health community.
WVU Health Sciences partnership with First Presbyterian aims to help the community through outreach and screenings
The WVU School of Nursing, the WVU School of Pharmacy, the WVU School of Medicine, and First Presbyterian Church have collaborated to provide clinical service as an outreach program for people experiencing homelessness and poverty in the Morgantown area. Some of the services include checking vital signs, blood glucose screenings, glaucoma screenings, health education and pharmaceutical education.
WVU School of Nursing hosts Jenab Lectureship, celebrating student awards and Sigma inductees
The WVU School of Nursing hosted the Lorita D. Jenab Lectureship on April 24, welcoming keynote speaker Dr. Cynthia Persily. The event also celebrated student awards for 2025 and the newest inductees of the Alpha Rho Chapter of the Sigma International Honor Society.
Traffic disruption to occur for steam vault work
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Project REACH at WVU provides oral cancer screenings at rural health fair
There is a well-documented shortage of oral health professionals across the United States, particularly in rural areas. In West Virginia, students enrolled in the West Virginia University School of Dentistry help combat access to care challenges by participating in outreach opportunities across the state.
Attend lecture on human experience
OLLI at WVU and the WVU Committee of Retired Faculty will host a virtual lecture by David Stewart titled “Swimming in the Fabric: Time, Space, Narrative, Memory, and the Gravity of Experience” at 2:30 p.m. on May 7, 2025, via Zoom.
Natural medicines information now available via AccessPharmacy
AccessPharmacy now includes evidence-based information on natural medicines. Locate the Herbs and Supplements section by clicking on the “…More” navigation option or use the search box to find information on specific products.
WVU School of Nursing hosts 2025 Scholarship Luncheon
The WVU School of Nursing recently hosted a 2025 Scholarship Luncheon at the Erickson Alumni Center, inviting student scholarship recipients and donors to spend time with one another during an afternoon meal and presentation.