Announcements
Matthews honored with Wilks Award for excellence in simulation education
Jessica Matthews, MSN, RN, CNE, a clinical education assistant professor in the West Virginia University School of Nursing, has been named the 2025 recipient of the David H. Wilks Memorial Award for Excellence in Simulation presented by the WV STEPS David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education Patient Safety.
Beckley nursing student experiences HealthNet ride along
WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus nursing student Peydon Smith recently joined a HealthNet team for a ride along experience. She joined the Base 5 crew and aircraft to observe two interfacility transfers. The crew mentored her through critical care transport teamwork and debriefing back at the Beaver base.
the Pulse: October 6, 2025 Edition
See this week's edition of the Pulse, the WVU School of Nursing's internal e-newsletter.
WVU Student Health to offer flu shot clinics in October
West Virginia University Student Health Services will offer several flu shot clinics throughout October for students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members.
Parking enforcement and permit processes updated
WVU Health Sciences is reminding faculty, staff and students of updated guidance by WVU Parking Management and J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital Security Management.
Dr. Clay Marsh, ‘Focus Forward’: Improving Lifespan and Healthspan in West Virginia and Beyond
Dr. Clay Marsh shares a follow-up thought piece from “Focus Forward: Long Live West Virginia” on how West Virginia, and the nation, can begin to improve health and longevity for the long-term.
Annual cybersecurity awareness training begins Oct. 6, must be done within 45 days
To help protect the integrity of WVU systems and data, and to reduce the risk of a damaging security incident, all WVU employees on all campuses are required to complete annual cybersecurity awareness training. Training will begin Monday, Oct. 6, and you will have 45 days to complete both the modules and the assessment.
UPDATE: SOLE login screen have been rescheduled for 8-9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4
SOLE users can expect to see changes to the SOLE login screen after 5 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1. If you have a WVU Login or WVU Medicine Login, choose the WVU/ WVU Medicine Sign-In button, select your role when prompted, and authenticate using the Okta Verify app or a supported multi-factor token.
OLLI and WVU Committee of Retired Faculty host discussion on opioid epidemic Oct. 8
Join OLLI and the WVU Committee of Retired Faculty on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 2:30 p.m. for a virtual presentation on the evolution of the opioid epidemic with Dr. James H. Berry, professor and chair of the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.
Registration requirements for all clinical studies at WVU
The West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute has released information on the expansion of Clinical Trials Center of Excellence (COE) registration requirements.