Announcements
Graduate/Professional Student & Postdoc Workshop on Microaggressions set for May 17
The WVU Health Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Education is hosting a Graduate/Professional Student & Postdoc Workshop, "Identifying and Responding to Microaggressions on College Campuses," on Monday, May 17 from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Steam outage planned for Saturday, May 8 from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m.
A total planned steam outage is scheduled for Saturday, May 8 from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. to make needed repairs to the Health Sciences steam infrastructure.
School of Dentistry DEI Committee creates video series to share cultural, ethnic customs
The WVU School of Dentistry Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee recently produced a video series to share the cultural and ethnic customs represented by the students, faculty and staff at the school.
With mental health concerns on the rise, WVU to offer new major in mental health and addiction studies
To meet West Virginia’s growing demand for mental health and addiction professionals, West Virginia University will launch a new undergraduate major in mental health and addiction studies for the 2021-2022 academic year. The program, housed in the College of Education and Human Services, is an expansion of the minor in addiction studies that began enrolling students in the fall of 2018.
Registration underway for RNI's virtual 2021 Stroke Conference
The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute's 2021 WVU Medicine Stroke Conference is set for Friday, May 21. It will be hosted virtually from Morgantown, and access information will be distributed after participants register.
WVU, CDC report week 9 results for 'MASCUP!'
The West Virginia University School of Public Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported observation results for the ninth week of 'MASCUP!', an ongoing mask observation study.
Gee addresses mental health challenges facing campus communities as WVU’s Board of Governors resumes in-person meetings
Members of the West Virginia University Board of Governors met in person at the Erickson Alumni Center for the first time since the pandemic began more than a year ago. A virtual meeting option was available for those unable to be in Morgantown. President Gordon Gee took the opportunity to talk about the challenges the pandemic created and amplified, most critically, mental health.
WVU in the News: West Virginia overdose deaths set new record amid pandemic
More West Virginians died of drug overdoses in 2020 than in any previous year on record, according to new data showing the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on the addiction crisis.
Health Sciences remembers Dr. David Wilks
David Hunt Wilks, MD, 70, of Dilliner, PA, passed away April 14, 2021, following a lengthy illness. Wilks was an associate professor at WVU's School of Medicine and former assistant dean for technology in medical education and medical director of the David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS).
Virtual screening, panel discussion on "Picture a Scientist"
The Association for Women in Science West Virginia and Women in Natural Resources present a virtual screening of "Picture a Scientist" and post-screening panel discussion with faculty. View the screening at your leisure from April 28-30, then a panel Q&A will be held April 30 from 4 to 5 p.m. Please register in advance to participate.