Announcements
Keyser Campus to offer nursing course for high school students this fall
This fall, the WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus will offer NSG 100 as part of the High School ACCESS Early College Program, providing high school students the chance to explore nursing while earning college credit.
OLLI, WVU Committee of Retired Faculty host talk on hunger Sept. 3
Chad Morrison, CEO of Mountaineer Food Bank, and Laura Phillips, Mountaineer Food Bank team member, will present “Hunger in West Virginia: Understanding the Causes, Impacts and Solutions to Food Insecurity” at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, via Zoom.
WVU Medicine East introduces first administrative residents
Rieley Snyder and Hannah Warden, West Virginia University School of Public Health Master of Health Administration students, spent the summer enhancing their skills and gaining real-world experience as the inaugural administrative residents at WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center and Jefferson Medical Center (collectively known as WVU Medicine East) located in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.
Community Health Needs Assessment underway in Monongalia, Marion counties
What are the health challenges in Monongalia and Marion counties?
WVU in the News: Dr. Javier Cardenas discusses groundbreaking football safety initiative with Marion County Schools
Dr. Javier Cardenas talks about a new initiative with Marion County Schools aimed at making football safer.
WVU in the News: WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, Riddell initiate groundbreaking football helmet program
A partnership between the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and football helmet manufacturer Riddell will use the best helmets available and a data tracking system to improve safety for middle and high school tackle football programs in Marion County.
WVU in the News: WVU expands Faith Community Nursing program
The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation gave $41,000 to the WVU School of Nursing to expand their Faith Community Nursing program to the counties the foundation serves.
WVU in the News: WVU trains AI to diagnose heart failure in rural patients of Appalachia
West Virginia University computer scientists have developed multiple AI models that are made to identify signs of heart failure in patients from Appalachia.
WVU in the News: How light affects your brain: A scientist’s story and breakthroughs
Dr. Randy J. Nelson is one of the world’s top experts on how our body clocks, called circadian rhythms, affect our brain and health. In a new interview for the Innovators & Ideas series by Genomic Press, Dr. Nelson talks about his life, his research, and what we can do to stay healthy in a world full of artificial light.
WVU in the News: Are you overlooking this critical health factor?
“The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection.”