Announcements
‘Sunset Meditation’ at the WVU Planetarium
Attend a free 24-minute guided meditation session in the dome of the WVU Planetarium and Observatory Thursday, Dec. 8, and Monday, Dec. 12.
MAP, Applaud and related services will be offline this weekend
MAP, Applaud and related services such as Web Clock, Leave Request and MyReports will be unavailable from 5 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 10) through noon Sunday (Dec. 11) for important system updates that require more time than normal maintenance windows allow.
WVU in the News: Many nursing homes are poorly staffed. How do they get away with it?
School of Public Health chair and professor, Nicholas Castle, weighs in on care failures at nursing homes across the U.S. in reporting from USA Today.
WVU in the News: Father, son career paths converge at VA hospital
WVU School of Public Health graduate Dr. Gerard DeGuzman works alongside his father, Dr. Placido DeGuzman, at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Salem, Va. While they began their journeys into medicine from very different starting points, each believes their day is made all the better for being able to spend it with family.
Health Policy, Management, & Leadership faculty member invited to serve on ASPPH Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Peer Review Advisory Group
Health Policy, Management and Leadership faculty member Dr. Heather Henderson will be extending her service to the Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning efforts as an inaugural member of the ASPPH SoTL Peer Review Advisory Group. Advisory group responsibilities will include selecting submissions to receive the forthcoming evidence-based SOTL badge from ASPPH. With the new badging process, ASPPH seeks to acknowledge inquiry-driven works likely to exert a sustained, powerful influence on SOTL in academic public health. The Peer Review Advisory Group is set to begin its efforts in 2023.
WVU in the News: NIOSH experts present to WVU School of Public Health
The West Virginia University School of Public Health held its last presentation for the Dean’s Colloquium Series in 2022 on Dec. 2 at 12 p.m.
Save the Date: Administrative Grand Rounds, Jan. 13, noon to 1 p.m. ET
The WVU School of Public Health Master of Health Administration program will host a virtual Administrative Grand Rounds on Friday, Jan. 13, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. ET.
WVU in the News: USA Today: 'Dying for Care'
Nicholas Castle, a leading researcher on enforcement of nursing home standards from West Virginia University's School of Public Health, weighs in on a "staggering pattern of failures" in nursing homes across America.
Health Sciences community encouragement for Finals Week
Finals Week can be a stressful time, and a few words of encouragement can be just what we need to help relax, take a breath and tackle the next project or exam.
Discover the benefits of journaling to relieve stress
Carve out some time from studying for finals to learn breathing techniques and the benefits of journaling on Friday, Dec. 9, from 12-3 p.m. in Pylons Commons.