Announcements
WVU in the News: WVU expands Faith Community Nursing program
The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation gave $41,000 to the WVU School of Nursing to expand their Faith Community Nursing program to the counties the foundation serves.
WVU in the News: WVU trains AI to diagnose heart failure in rural patients of Appalachia
West Virginia University computer scientists have developed multiple AI models that are made to identify signs of heart failure in patients from Appalachia.
WVU in the News: How light affects your brain: A scientist’s story and breakthroughs
Dr. Randy J. Nelson is one of the world’s top experts on how our body clocks, called circadian rhythms, affect our brain and health. In a new interview for the Innovators & Ideas series by Genomic Press, Dr. Nelson talks about his life, his research, and what we can do to stay healthy in a world full of artificial light.
WVU in the News: Are you overlooking this critical health factor?
“The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection.”
WVU Health Affairs awarded RWJF grant to strengthen census data and community resources in rural West Virginia
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has awarded WVU Health Affairs Institute (HAI) a grant to study McDowell County’s population and housing in support of the U.S. CENSUS Bureau’s 2030 Decennial Census.
Faculty, staff honored for extraordinary contributions at WVU School of Dentistry
Four West Virginia University School of Dentistry faculty and staff members were recently honored for their extraordinary contributions to the School and its students and patients with the WVU Impact Award.
Cartwright-Stroupe to be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
A WVU School of Nursing alumna and faculty member, Lya M. Cartwright-Stroupe, DNP, RN, APRN, CPNP-PC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, has been selected to become a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (Academy).
Special Scrollathon artmaking opportunity set for September 9 at the Art Museum of WVU
Information about the Scrollathon art making event happening at the Art Museum of WVU on September 9, 2025.
WVU researchers train AI to diagnose heart failure in rural patients using low-tech electrocardiograms
Concerned about the ability of artificial intelligence models trained on data from urban demographics to make the right medical diagnoses for rural populations, West Virginia Universitycomputer scientists have developed several AI models that can identify signs of heart failure in patients from Appalachia.
WVU School of Nursing Dean establishes scholarship fund for Accelerated BSN students
Dr. Tara Hulsey, WVU School of Nursing Dean and E. Jane Martin Endowed Professor, has established a $25,000 endowed scholarship fund to support non-traditional students enrolled in the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.