Announcements
Diversity & Society: New course encourages students to become comfortable with the uncomfortable
In a newly developed course, West Virginia University undergraduate and graduate students will have an opportunity to expand how they think about diversity, power, oppression, social justice and more. Diversity & Society, DSGN 493B, is open to all academic majors and there are no course prerequisites.
WVU Occupational Medicine Residency Program reaccredited
The West Virginia University School of Public Health Occupational Medicine residency program has been reaccredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, making it one of 23 accredited programs in the nation. WVU’s program is the only one of its kind in the Appalachian region.
Jazzmans at Cavanaugh’s to open Jan. 25 at Health Sciences
WVU Dining Services is wrapping up renovations on Cavanaugh’s coffee shop at the Health Sciences and will reopen as Jazzmans at Cavanaugh’s Jan. 25.
HSCommunity: Diversity & Society
For the first installment of HSCommunity, we speak with instructor Toni Owens, who is offering a course called Diversity & Society for the spring semester.
Health Sciences photography studio closed until further notice
WVU Photography Services will not be scheduling portrait shoots at the Health Sciences studio for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the limited space availability at the studio.
WVU provides updates ahead of spring semester, which begins Jan. 19
The spring semester begins on Tuesday, Jan. 19, and West Virginia University is sharing details to help students, faculty and staff stay safe and abide by the University’s guidance to protect the campuses and surrounding communities from the spread of COVID-19.
New course for Spring 2021: Dismantling Structural Racism in Public Health (PUBH 693)
Dismantling Structural Racism in Public Health will be held Wednesdays from 1-3:50 p.m. (synchronous).
President Gee: ‘Democracy is sacred, strong and will always prevail – even in the darkest of times’
West Virginia University President Gordon Gee wrote to the University Community Friday (Jan. 8), noting that America’s democracy will prevail in spite of the violence in Washington, DC Wednesday (Jan. 6) and that this moment is a calling for WVU and institutions of higher education everywhere.
WVU administers first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
WVU began vaccinating eligible employees on Dec. 30 based on state guidelines developed by the West Virginia Joint Interagency Task Force. As part of Phase 1-D, higher education employees over the age of 65 received priority for these first waves of vaccines, followed by those aged 50 and older. WVU Medicine is vaccinating healthcare providers and hospital staff as part of phases 1-A and 1-C.
Sign-up for Faculty Development Zoom session "Orientation to Healthcare Simulation"
All faculty are invited to attend the WVU Health Sciences Center Faculty Development Program presentation "Orientation to Healthcare Simulation" Wednesday, Jan. 13 from noon to 12:30 p.m.