Announcements
Attend 2024 Gandhi-King Lecture on International Relations and Peace Studies
The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will host Narinder Kapur as he presents “Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi: Perspectives from Psychological Science, Justice, and Wellbeing” at 4 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Mountainlair Gluck Theater or on Zoom.
WVU dentistry students receive scholarship support
More than 70 West Virginia University School of Dentistry students earned scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year. To honor their achievements, a recognition ceremony was at held at the Health Sciences Center on Sept. 20.
WVU in the News: Center for Excellence in Disabilities offers sibling outreach programs for brothers and sisters of those with special medical needs
The Dominion Post highlights the Sibshops and SibTeen programs offered by the WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities.
WVCTSI receives $1.3 million in funding to increase participation in clinical research
The West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute was named as one of three hubs nationally that will launch the National Institutes of Health CARE for Health initiative.
Career fair to be held at HSC for students interested in rehabilitation therapy
WVU Career Services will host a career fair on Tuesday, Oct. 1, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the Health Sciences Center Pylons Commons for students interested in rehabilitation therapy.
Engage with the community through OLLI at WVU
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WVU is seeking volunteer instructors and presenters for the Winter 2024 term, which runs from Jan. 20 through March 15.
High school students can explore orthopedic surgery and engineering during one-day event
Local high school students can get hands-on experience in medicine and engineering during a free one-day event hosted by the West Virginia University School of Medicine and The Perry Initiative.
Wilderness Medicine organization to offer first aid workshop
The Wilderness and EMS interest group is proud to present a two part workshop on the trauma patient assessment for first aid and wilderness medicine. The first session will be held Oct. 1.
Thompson named recipient of award honoring excellence in simulation education at WVU
Tonya Thompson, DNP, RN has been named the recipient of the 2024 David H. Wilks Memorial Award for Excellence in Simulation presented by the West Virginia University David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education Patient Safety.
WVU School of Nursing offers solutions to growing nationwide nursing faculty shortages
The nursing workforce shortage is well-known across the nation; however, the nursing faculty shortage is a lesser-known part of the equation. Advanced faculty age, a wave of retirements and too few nurses pursuing advanced nursing degrees are among the top factors contributing to the faculty shortage. WVU School of Nursing Dean Tara Hulsey says obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree is one of the first steps in combatting the shortage.