Announcements
Expanded WVU Homecoming Week filled with school pride and traditions
Gold and blue pride abounds in Morgantown this week (Oct. 24-29) as generations of alumni return home to reconnect, reminisce and celebrate an expanded West Virginia University Homecoming Week.
Beckley Campus sophomore nursing students pledge commitment to their profession
WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus sophomores took the next step toward their nursing careers Oct. 20 during their Pledge Ceremony.
WVU Medicine to build new regional cancer center in Wheeling
Residents of Wheeling, the Northern Panhandle, and the West Virginia-Pennsylvania-Ohio tristate region will benefit from a new, comprehensive, regional cancer center that the WVU Health System and the WVU Cancer Institute plan to build on the site of the former Ohio Valley Medical Center in Center Wheeling. The project, made possible by a partnership among the Health System, the City of Wheeling, and the Ohio County Commission, will take up to five years to complete and is subject to certain government approvals.
WVU School of Nursing faculty, students participate in WVNA Fall 2022 Conference
Faculty, students and alumni from the West Virginia University School of Nursing participated virtually Thursday at the West Virginia Nurses Association’s Fall 2022 Conference during presentations, breakout sessions and more.
WVU professors participate in inaugural orthodontics clinical showcase
West Virginia University School of Dentistry was the first school featured in the newly launched International Orthodontics Foundation (IOF) Clinical Showcase program.
Dental school alumni named fellows with International College of Dentists
Dentists with ties to WVU were recognized in the ICD publication Key 2022.
School of Public Health graduate student presents Health Affairs project at state rural health conference
Uniontown, Pa. native Matthew Myers was one of a select group of students presenting at the West Virginia Rural Health Conference from Oct. 19 to 21. Myers, a biostatistics graduate student in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, assisted the Office of Health Affairs’ Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Care team with its presentation on developing trauma-informed training for direct service professionals in West Virginia.
Dental school researchers contribute tobacco treatment training paper to dental hygiene journal
Congratulations to R. Constance Wiener, DMD, PhD, MA; M. Suann Gaydos, MSDH, RDH; Susan Morgan, DDS; Lauren Swager, MD. The Journal of Dental Hygiene recognized their innovative work in dental hygiene education.
WVU represented at American College of Dentists annual meeting
American College of Dentists
Dental school mini festival showcases cultures from across the globe
Music, dance and food were the paths to explore different cultures, engage in discussions that bring new perspectives, and celebrate the presence of, and contributions made by, people of all identities and experiences.