Announcements
Clay Marsh to resume Health Sciences leadership role
At the end of March, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice named Clay Marsh, MD, the state’s COVID-19/Coronavirus Czar. While Marsh will continue his work with the state, in June he will begin to transition back into his position as WVU's vice president and executive dean for Health Sciences. Moving forward, Marsh will continue to provide his invaluable insight and guidance as West Virginia slowly reopens and as the University plans for the return of students in the fall.
Health Sciences community encouraged to complete Building Access Log and wear masks
To try and minimize the potential spread of COVID-19, Health Sciences leadership is asking all faculty, staff and students to document their building access via the Building Access Log form, as well as wear proper personal protective equipment.
WVU awards emergency grants to students for spring, announces CARES Act Emergency Grants for summer
West Virginia University has awarded $6.72 million in emergency grants to students from funds provided through the federal government’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act.
Diversity experts say COVID-19 has exacerbated class, racial disparities
Face coverings, one of the recommended strategies to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, can evoke “mental gymnastics” for some groups—particularly those in communities who are already viewed with suspicion, according to a diversity expert at West Virginia University.
Monongalia County Covid-19 testing set for May 22-23
In observance of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s order to expand Covid-19 testing, particularly for minority communities, Monongalia County Health Department (MCHD) will be providing testing on Friday, May 22, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Big Lots Parking Lot, Westover, and Saturday, May 23, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at WVU Coliseum Parking Lot, Morgantown, and at Mountainview Elementary.
WVU in the News: Pandemic elevates concerns about violence, harm at home
Injury epidemiologist and three-time WVU graduate Amy Hunter, MPH, PhD, and medical anthropologists Susan DiVietro, PhD, and Rebecca Beebe, PhD, all of whom are research scientists at the Injury Prevention Center at Connecticut Children's Medical Center-Hartford Hospital, authored an article for Public Health Newswire on intimate partner violence and child maltreatment.
Guidance on Illness Reporting Procedures for COVID-19
With the influx of individuals returning to campus over the next few weeks, guidance has been issued regarding what to do if students, faculty or staff feel ill or believe they may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19.
Behind the mask with a WVU doctor: What to wear and whether face coverings should be mandated
“To mask or to not mask” is no longer the primary question dominating the COVID-19 public discourse. As states reopen amid the pandemic, the question now is, “Should face coverings be required in public?”
WVU grad one of first plasma donors in U.S. to save COVID-19 patients
Months ago, a woman did something that in easier times would not have been unusual. She gave blood. And then it changed everything.
WV DHHR: Testing Opportunities for Minorities and Other Vulnerable Populations
Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) today announced a plan to increase COVID-19 testing opportunities for minorities and other vulnerable populations in medically-underserved counties.