Announcements
Teaching Scholars Program updates weekly meeting schedule
The WVU Health Sciences Teaching Scholars Program will meet on Tuesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. via Zoom beginning with the 2022-23 class of scholars. Please make note of this change and be on the lookout for the faculty and chair application which will be available June 1, 2022.
Day of Giving results for School of Public Health
Thanks to the support of alumni and friends, faculty, staff, and students, the School of Public Health raised a total $26,835 from 73 gifts during WVU’s fifth Day of Giving.
New teaching resource available for all instructors
WVU is now offering all instructors (full- and part-time faculty and graduate teaching assistants) free access to the Magna Digital Library, Magna Publications’ new streaming service platform.
National Infant Immunization Week highlights importance of protecting children from vaccine-preventable diseases
National Infant Immunization Week, April 24-30, 2022, is an annual observance highlighting the importance of protecting children two years and younger from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Health Sciences community invited to participate in augmented reality survey
Health Sciences faculty, staff and students are invited to take a survey regarding perceptions and utilization of augmented and virtual reality throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shared Services Center Monthly Group Meeting to be held this week
As part of our continuing efforts to improve customer service for the faculty and staff that we serve, the WVU Shared Services Center is inviting members of the WVU community to our monthly Customers’ Group Meeting.
National leader in healthcare management to speak at WVU School of Public Health commencement ceremony
Nationally-renowned healthcare leader, Thomas C. Dolan, PhD, FACHE, will speak to graduates at the West Virginia University School of Public Health commencement ceremony held Friday, May 13, at 4 p.m. in the Canady Creative Arts Center.
Register for the 2022 West Virginia One Health Seminar
Save the date and register for the 2022 West Virginia One Health Seminar on May 24, 2022. This will be an opportunity for members of the medical, veterinary, public health and environmental communities of West Virginia to gather for a day of discussions on tickborne diseases and zoonotic influenza.
Donate unwanted items to Annual Blue and Gold Mine Sale
Beginning Monday, May 2, the campus community and students can drop off unwanted items at any WVU residence hall as well as four drop off locations around Morgantown. Acceptable items include but are not limited to furniture, clothing, appliances, décor, sporting equipment, electronics and the list goes on.
WVU in the News: Is the opioid crisis masking real rates of suicides?
Pandemic conditions were ripe for a mental health disaster: Isolation, a crashing economy, and a mystery illness taking aim with deadly accuracy. But while instances of depression and anxiety increased, there seemed to be one comforting prospect: In the past 2 years, suicide numbers have dropped. Ian Rockett, PhD, professor emeritus in the School of Public Health's Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, shares insights.