Announcements
Shared Services Customer Group Meeting on January 26
As part of our continuing efforts to improve customer service for the faculty and staff that we serve, the WVU Shared Services Center is inviting members of the WVU community to our monthly Customers’ Group Meeting.
West Virginia HIV outbreak educational series slated for February
The Mid Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and West Virginia state health officials, will offer a series of lectures taking place in February to help educate providers on topics surrounding the outbreak of HIV cases in West Virginia.
Under the Dome: January 24, 2022 Edition
Under the Dome delivers a review of the issues being considered by the West Virginia Legislature during its regular 60-day session. Today's (Jan. 24) edition provides an update on the first two weeks of the legislative session, Governor Justice’s State of the State address and several bills introduced during the first few days of the session.
New web calendar launches Wednesday
WVU University Relations – Digital Services is launching a new web calendar system which will replace calendar.wvu.edu on Wednesday, January 26, 2022.
A Mask Q&A: Addressing common questions about the KN95, N95 masks and more
School of Public Health Public Health-General Preventive Medicine program residents – Vida Falahatian, MD, and Margaret Karcher, DO – and PH-GPM Program Director Jennifer Lultschik, MD, help answer some frequently asked questions about masks, including the KN95 mask, recommended by WVU, and N95 mask, used widely in patient-care settings.
Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Sharma to give presentation on sleep health
This week's Department of Medicine Grand Rounds will feature a presentation from Sunil Sharma, M.D., on sleep health.
PCORI webinar to highlight funding and engagement opportunities
Join PCORI Executive Director Nakela L. Cook, MD, MPH, and other PCORI leaders for a dynamic, fast-paced webinar on February 2 to learn about our bold vision for 2022, funding opportunities, and how you can get involved.
WVU Medicine updates masking policy
Based on updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about masking, WVU Medicine is strongly encouraging non-clinical staff who do not work in patient care areas to switch to a medical-grade mask and not use cloth masks.
Update: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 vaccine requirement
In early December 2021, the WVU Health System announced that it would pause its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for employees and other healthcare workers, as two federal district courts issued orders that temporarily prohibited the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from enforcing its new requirement that all healthcare providers – including health systems, hospitals, and clinics – vaccinate their employees against COVID-19 as a condition of participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Former Department of Pediatrics chair Bonita Stanton remembered
Bonita “Bonnie” Stanton, a former chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the West Virginia University School of Medicine, passed away on Jan. 19, 2022. She was 69 years old. During her time at WVU, she also chaired the School of Medicine Strategic Planning Advisory Board of Research and the Clinical Studies Internal Grant Program from 1999 until she joined the Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2002.