Announcements
Campus Conversation: WVU’s COVID-19 Response and Budget
Mark your calendar for a virtual Campus Conversation on West Virginia University’s COVID-19 Response and Budget on Thursday (April 23) from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
WVU announces additional emergency financial assistance for students for spring, waives Online Learning Student Support fee for summer
West Virginia University is expected to receive $20.2 million from the federal stimulus package enacted to provide significant relief to higher education. Funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act will be received in two equal installments.
Calling all WVU School of Nursing Alumni!
WVU School of Nursing alumni!
Finding positivity, resiliency in times of crises
Being resilient and positive is difficult during a crisis. We may not be able to control our circumstances, but we can control how we respond to them. Cheryl Kaczor, West Virginia University Extension Service Family and Community Development Agent in Marshall County, offers sound advice on coping with adversity and finding silver linings to help you navigate challenging times.
HSC Faculty Development Teaching Scholars Summer Institute 2020 to be hosted via Zoom
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the Teaching Scholars Summer Institute will not be a face-to-face program. Instead for 2020, it will be offered via the Zoom platform from June 1 to June 3, 2020.
Under the Dome: Special Edition/COVID-19
This special edition of Under the Dome provides a review of the issues and funding being considered by state and federal government, including the West Virginia Legislature and the U.S. Congress, related to COVID-19.
WVU School of Nursing in the news: Nurses can now graduate on time, enter the workforce
WVNS in Beckley interviewed Dean Tara Hulsey about new nursing graduates entering the workforce during COVID-19.
Some older patients may struggle with telemedicine during COVID-19 pandemic, says WVU nurse practitioner
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, more patients are using their computers or smartphones to visit their doctors virtually instead of in person. But not everyone who needs to see a nurse or doctor while maintaining social distance can embrace telemedicine easily. One population may have an especially difficult time: elderly patients.
WV Project ECHO COVID-19 Series
All are welcome to join an upcoming COVID-19 Response ECHO session, featuring Dr. Chris Martin, scheduled for Thursday, April 16, at 12:15 p.m. via Zoom. Dr. Martin's presentation will focus on COVID-19 testing.
WVU team unmasks effective N95 alternatives
The novel coronavirus pandemic has nearly exhausted stockpiles of medical gear in the United States. Personal protective equipment, like masks, serve as a first-line defense for medical professionals with a front row seat to COVID-19. Coming to the aid of those doctors and nurses is a team of scientists from West Virginia University and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which has developed two alternative face coverings that are as effective at blocking novel coronavirus than those highly-coveted N95 masks.