Announcements
WVU Charleston professor named “Power Player” by Becker’s Hospital Review
West Virginia University School of Medicine professor Ali F. AbuRahma, M.D., has been named one of “5 Cardiology Power Players” by Becker’s Hospital Review in a recent news release. Dr. AbuRahma is professor of surgery, chief of vascular and endovascular surgery and director of the vascular surgery fellowship and integrated residency programs at the WVU Health Sciences Charleston Campus in Charleston, W.Va.
The Rack II set to reopen at HSC
The Rack II @ HSC, the WVU Health Sciences campus food pantry, will soon reopen to assist with campus-wide efforts to address the growing population of homeless and/or hungry employees and students.
Reminder: Scholarships available for upcoming tobacco treatment training program
Professionals in the fields of medicine, dentistry, social work, pharmacy, nursing and public health will present evidence-based strategies to enable attendees to effectively assist their patients/clients/ communities with tobacco cessation.
HIV workforce development opportunity
All third and fourth year students enrolled in WVU Health Sciences academic programs are invited to participate in a virtual volunteer opportunity in HIV workforce development. After completion, participants will receive a $10 gift card to Chick-fil-A or Starbucks and two hours of community service with a certificate.
Interest survey for Health Sciences diversity, equity and inclusion efforts
As we are soon to finish another semester, we are taking stock of our efforts around Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Importantly, we want to be sure we are creating an inclusive environment for doing this work where all of those interested feel welcome to participate.
WVU Department of Pediatrics to present Gwendolyn Hogan Lectureship series
The WVU Department of Pediatrics and WVU Medicine Children’s are hosting the Gwendolyn Hogan Lectureship on Wed., April 27, featuring Nadia Tremonti, M.D., an assistant professor of pediatrics at University Pediatricians and Central Michigan University.
Many WVU services will be inaccessible from Saturday evening to noon Sunday
Faculty, staff and students may be unable to log into many WVU systems between 11:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, and noon Sunday, April 10, while Information Technology Services relocates physical servers and makes important security updates to our single sign-on systems.
Academic Transformation Campus Conversation to focus on graduate education
The Office of the Provost will continue its monthly Campus Conversations focused on academic transformation topics and initiatives to engage the wider University community in dialogue about these efforts.
WVU community invited to attend the 6th annual Undergraduate Spring Symposium
The WVU community is invited to attend the 6th annual Undergraduate Spring Symposium in person Saturday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as 160 student presenters cover a broad range of disciplines, including the arts, humanities, business, education, social and behavioral sciences, health sciences and STEM fields.
WVU-owned macOS devices will be updated to comply with University-Owned Devices Standard
HSC ITS will install NoMad software on all WVU-owned macOS devices to comply with the University-Owned Devices Standard. All macOS devices will be updated with this software on April 11 for accountability of assets connecting to HSC resources and to ensure university password standards are being met.