Announcements
Photography postponed at the HSC Studio effective Oct. 7
Beginning Thursday, Oct. 7, photography at the HSC Studio will be postponed due to high rates of COVID-19. Portraits may still be scheduled at One Waterfront Place after Oct. 7.
BeWell Blog — "Try This Tuesday: Take a Break"
The BeWell team is offering a series of helpful tips for mental health and wellbeing called "Try This Tuesday." This week, Seth Haxel discusses the importance of taking breaks. Research shows that taking deliberate time away from studying can help improve your focus and productivity when you return to your studies.
Faculty Development Zoom session: "Rogue, Opportunistic, or even ‘Predatory’ Journals: What Every Clinician Researcher Needs to Know!"
All faculty are invited to attend the WVU Health Sciences Center Faculty Development Program presentation "Rogue, Opportunistic, or even ‘Predatory’ Journals: What Every Clinician Researcher Needs to Know!" Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, from noon to 1 p.m.
Higher Education Policy Commission seeks advisory committee members to improve primary and rural healthcare education in West Virginia
The Higher Education Policy Commission’s Division of Health Sciences is seeking nominations and applications for new members of its advisory committee, which provides guidance on initiatives aimed at improving healthcare education in West Virginia.
Silent Witness Exhibit set for Oct. 5-12
To honor those murdered by acts of domestic violence, the Women’s Resource Center invites the WVU community to the Silent Witness Exhibit, a collection of 19 life-sized silhouettes that soundlessly scream out for victims who can no longer speak for themselves.
BeWell Blog — "Grief, Loss, and Trauma in the Pandemic"
The BeWell team has written a blog with guidance and resources around "Grief, Loss, and Trauma in the Pandemic."
School of Nursing offers continuing ed course focused on mental health care
Registration is now open for the 6-week online course, 'Recognizing and Treating Mental Health Conditions in Primary Care'. Course begins October 4.
Virtual Faculty Engagement Event "Narrative Medicine: the Importance of Story in Health Education"
All faculty are invited to attend the WVU Health Sciences Center Faculty Development Program Virtual Faculty Engagement Event "Narrative Medicine: the Importance of Story in Health Education" on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, from noon to 1 p.m.
Vaccine Voices: How to Talk to a Vaccine Skeptic
Vaccine Voices, a project of the AAMC and the CDC, is working to promote confidence in COVID-19 vaccines in communities and among health care personnel. They offer the following tips on how to talk to a vaccine skeptic.
WVU earns sixth Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
Establishing a Faculty Justice Network, creating a comprehensive Inclusive Campus website and increasing fundraising aimed at soliciting resources for traditionally underrepresented students are among the new projects at West Virginia University that earned the 2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for the sixth consecutive year.