Announcements
Health Sciences community to host several WVU Diversity Week events
The West Virginia University Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host its annual Diversity Week Sunday, Sept. 17, through Saturday, Sept. 23.
Learn about community organizations at Employee and Student Life Fair
Students, faculty and staff on the West Virginia University Health Sciences Campus in Morgantown are invited to learn more about the community at an Employee and Student Life Fair planned for Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Pylons Commons.
WVU Athletic Training program to host information sessions for potential students
Students interested in learning more about WVU’s Athletic Training Master’s degree are invited to hear from faculty and current students at open house events in October. Sessions are intended for college seniors planning to apply to the Class of 2024. Sessions will also appeal to college juniors, sophomores and first-year students interested in exploring the degree or the admissions process for applying.
Students achieve dreams through scholarships
Jaliyah Hubbard, of Weirton, W.Va., has dreamed of being a dentist since she was in fifth grade. She was inspired by her own childhood experience with braces and her mother’s career as an orthodontic assistant.
New WVU study tracks medical resident sleep, burnout
From treating patients to continuing education, medical school graduates spend several hours each week dedicated to their practice during residency training. To help determine the level of fatigue the trainees experience, West Virginia University researchers studied individuals completing a rotation in the intensive care unit.
Meal Ticket: A prescription for fresh produce, better health
For “Terry,” a 60-year-old with diabetes, it began with the bok choy. “Terry” was reluctant to take the Chinese cabbage found in many Asian recipes from the box of vegetables prescribed through the Farm to You Program at the West Virginia University School of Medicine’s Eastern Campus, but it came with a recipe, so they gave the stir fry a try.
MAP and Applaud services may be offline Saturday
MAP, Applaud and related services such as Web Clock, Leave Request and MyReports may be unavailable from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 16) for important system updates that must be done outside our normal maintenance window.
Update to macOS Ventura appears today, installation can only be deferred until noon Sept. 17
An important security update to computers running macOS Ventura will be available on all WVU-owned or -managed machines starting at noon today (Sept. 11) and installation can only be deferred until noon Sunday (Sept. 17). After that time, you will be forced to install the update.
Embrace well-being as your academic journey continues
As you settle into the fall semester, visit WVU’s well-being website to help connect you with information and resources for managing stress, sleep, nutrition, relationships, substance use, mental health, self-care and more.
WVU in the News: Exercise is one of the best forms of preventive medicine
Writing in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dr. Scott Meester provides insights into exercise as preventative medicine.