Announcements
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.
BeWell launches Motivation Mondays to support students during pandemic
BeWell, a behavioral wellness service available to Health Sciences students, will soon launch “Motivation Mondays,” a Zoom discussion group to support students during the coronavirus pandemic and online learning.
School of Nursing hosts virtual town hall for students to discuss nursing during difficult times
The WVU School of Nursing recently hosted a virtual town hall with undergraduate students to discuss working as a nurse during challenging times.
WVU partnerships help WVU Medicine community and beyond amidst personal protective equipment shortage
Engineers in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University are using their expertise and equipment in a campus-wide effort to create personal protective equipment to keep up with the needs of health care providers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
WVU students testing positive for COVID-19 confirmed
The Monongalia County Health Department and West Virginia University were notified today (April 8) that more than a dozen WVU students have tested positive for novel coronavirus COVID-19.
HSC ITS shares information on COVID-19 themed scams
Please be reminded of new COVID-19 themed email and text phishing scams circulating the networks.
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and Oura Health unveil study to predict the outbreak of COVID-19 in healthcare professionals
The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, WVU Medicine, and smart ring maker Oura Health today (April 8) announced a national study designed to accelerate early detection of the COVID-19 virus symptoms and contagiousness. Leveraging an artificial intelligence -driven predictive model, wearable ring technology, and a COVID-19 monitoring app, RNI scientists and partners are developing an innovative “digital PPE” approach that potentially can identify infected frontline healthcare professionals before they become symptomatic – a possible breakthrough in monitoring capabilities and limiting the spread.
WVU to host virtual Town Hall Meeting for sharing tips on supporting youth during COVID-19 pandemic
Leaders from the West Virginia University Center for Applied Coaching and Sport Sciences and WVU Athletics will host a Statewide Virtual Town Hall Meeting for sharing ideas and tips on how to support youth and scholastic sports athletes and coaches through the COVID-19 pandemic.
WVU provides student emergency financial assistance amid COVID-19 crisis
WVU Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Rob Alsop and Dean of Students Corey Farris provided details regarding student emergency financial assistance in a letter sent to parents and students on Tuesday, April 7.
WVU pharmacy professor leads critical state resource during COVID-19 epidemic, discusses life on the other side of the line
Fewer than 15 minutes after the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources opened its Coronavirus Hotline, the first caller dialed in. Since opening on March 9 at 9:30 a.m., hotline workers have fielded more than 11,700 calls — and counting.