Announcements
Nominations being accepted April 1-30 for Vice President’s Awards
The Vice President's Awards Committee is accepting nominations April 1-30. The awards are an opportunity to honor and recognize employees at the WVU Health Sciences Center.
New initiatives, hires highlight WVU’s commitment to ensuring an inclusive campus
From classrooms and laboratories to residence halls, meeting rooms and a variety of nearby shops and restaurants, West Virginia University is focused on fostering a more inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff that extends across the University and beyond.
Faculty Development Zoom session: "Transformational Leadership in the Time of COVID-19"
All faculty are invited to attend the WVU Health Sciences Center Faculty Development Program presentation "Transformational Leadership in the Time of COVID-19" Thursday, April 8, 2021, from noon to 1 p.m.
Faculty Development Zoom session: "Medical Jeopardy and Interactive Lectures: Learning While Having Fun Simultaneously"
All faculty are invited to attend the WVU Health Sciences Center Faculty Development Program presentation "Medical Jeopardy and Interactive Lectures: Learning While Having Fun Simultaneously" Wednesday, April 7, 2021, from noon to 1 p.m.
WVU provides additional health, safety guidance for spring event planning
West Virginia University strongly encourages hosting virtual events, programs, activities and gatherings when possible to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The University has developed guidance for limited capacity events on campus during the remainder of the spring semester. This guidance may be modified based on factors such as the positivity rate on campus or in the community and increased hospitalization rates.
Under the Dome: March 23, 2021 Edition
Under the Dome delivers a review of the issues being considered by the 85th Legislature of West Virginia. It provides information on matters that affect WVU and higher education. This edition provides an update on the remote worker legislation and other issues, including several high-profile bills introduced and being debated, as the Legislature enters the final three weeks of regular session.
WVU School of Nursing professor’s gift endows Peer Tutoring Program
Future generations of students at the West Virginia University School of Nursing will have access to pivotal peer tutoring services thanks to a $30,000 endowment gift from a faculty member and her husband.
Virtual Faculty Engagement Event: "Thriving & Progressing at WVU"
Please join other new faculty of two years or less for the first of several Faculty Engagement Events on Friday, March 26, 2021, noon to 1 p.m. While focused on those who have been at WVU for two years or less, ALL faculty from ALL campuses are welcome to participate in this Zoom session.
WVU Collegiate Recovery Program to offer Recovery Ally trainings
The WVU Collegiate Recovery Program will offer several Recovery Ally trainings throughout the semester to help the WVU community learn tools to support individuals in recovery from substance use disorders.
WVU addresses addiction crisis with novel ultrasound treatment
On the heels of the country’s deadliest year for drug overdoses, the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute launched a first-in-the-world clinical trial to investigate the use of focused ultrasound technology to treat those with opioid use disorder. The procedure marks the potential for a new innovative treatment for addiction.