Announcements
WVU School of Nursing represented at Organization for Nursing Leadership 2023 Spring Conference
Two faculty members represented the WVU School of Nursing during the recent West Virginia Organization for Nursing Leadership 2023 Spring Conference, held March 21 at Stonewall Resort.
WVU in the News: Mike McCawley joins host of podcast Ancestry Roads to discuss Black Lung in Appalachian coal miners
Mike McCawley, PhD, clinical associate professor in the School of Public Health's Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, joined the host of Ancestry Roads, a podcast that highlights Appalachian stories, to discuss the causes of Black Lung and the impacts on Appalachian coal miners.
WVU in the News: Aromatherapy may reduce nurses’ stress, WVU researcher suggests
New research led by Marian Reven, a Ph.D. student in the West Virginia University School of Nursing, suggests that aromatherapy may reduce nurses’ on-the-job feelings of stress, anxiety, exhaustion and being overwhelmed. Her pilot study results appear in the International Journal of Professional Holistic Aromatherapy.
WVU in the News: Grant transforming neuroscience research in W.Va.
The National Science Foundation will fund a project to expand the field of neuroscience throughout the Mountain State.
Family ties: WVU School of Dentistry graduates three generations
At West Virginia University Health Sciences, the School of Dentistry has a mission to transform students into clinically excellent, service-oriented practitioners. For one family, its mission has made an impact for three generations.
May 10, 2023 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for May 10, 2023.
Patients with Parkinson’s find strength and support through WVU’s Boxing for Power program
Tom Covey, M.D., gears up for a punch, sending the bag shuttering against the force and earning a clap of appreciation from the exercise physiology student he’s paired with. Dr. Covey isn’t an aspiring boxer or a former champion. He’s a retired physician on a mission to improve his health after receiving a Parkinson’s diagnosis. Like his fellow classmates in West Virginia University’s Boxing for Power program, he’s hoping to counteract the effects of Parkinson’s, a brain disorder that causes unintended or uncontrollable movements affecting both balance and coordination.
Faith Community Nursing initiative celebrates first telehealth visit in southern West Virginia
The WVU School of Nursing’s Faith Community Nursing initiative celebrated its first telehealth visit on April 25 in McDowell County, providing mental health services to a rural resident who would have otherwise been unable to access the specialty care.
American Public Health Association executive director to deliver WVU School of Public Health Commencement address
Nationally renowned health policy leader, administrator and practitioner, Georges C. Benjamin, M.D., will address graduates at the West Virginia University School of Public Health Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 12, at 4 p.m. in the Canady Creative Arts Center.
May 9, 2023 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for May 9, 2023.