Announcements
Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab seeking innovators
Do you have a million-dollar idea? Is there a business you’ve always wanted to start? The Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab is here to help bring your ideas to life.
Security reminder: Text messaging or smishing
Be aware of “smishing,” a word blend of “SMS” (short messages services, also known as texting) and “phishing.”
Health Tips: Getting Your Flu Vaccine
The West Virginia University School of Nursing and the McDowell County Commission on Aging are partnering to present a series of health tips. In this video, Rylie O'Neal shares more information about the importance of getting your influenza (flu) vaccine.
Planned gift distribution provides $1 million to expand graduate student opportunities at the WVU School of Medicine
Graduate students in the Cellular and Integrative Physiology program at the West Virginia University School of Medicine will benefit from a late alumnus’s legacy gift. A recent $1 million enhancement to the Dan Watts Endowment for Pharmacological Research and Education established by Dr. Thomas R. (Tom) Poole will further student research and education in the Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology.
RUSH Program application opens Sept. 15
The WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health Rural Undergraduate Shadowing in Healthcare Program (RUSH) is a great introduction to practicing in rural communities.
WVU in the News: Even in the most depressed county in America, stigma around mental illness persists
Dr. Mark Miller talks with KFF Health News for a USA Today story looking at the reasons for high rates of depression in West Virginia.
WVU School of Nursing welcomes decorated advisor, Beth Lefevre
Beth Lefevre of Morgantown, has joined the Office of Student Services as an advisor for the West Virginia University School of Nursing just in time for the Fall 2023 semester.
WVU home football games impact patient, visitor, staff parking on Morgantown campus
WVU will host the Duquesne Dukes on Saturday, Sept. 9, for the home opener of the 2023 football season. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.
WVU Nursing’s Faith Community Nurse Training expands beyond state borders
During COVID, many of the local faith community nursing training programs shut down. Tina LeFaive came across Dr. Angel Smothers, Associate Dean for Community Engagement for WVU’s School of Nursing. Together, they assembled a program to fit the Springfield project’s needs. There are a variety of people involved in FCN programs, including nurses, pastors and community members. The course being online made it easily available for those interested.
Health Sciences students invited to engage in collaborative learning through interprofessional education opportunities
The WVU Health Sciences Office of Interprofessional Education provides unique opportunities for students from all five health schools — Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health — to work together through hands-on learning experiences with an interdisciplinary approach.