Announcements
Nominations open for Chancellor’s Awards
The Chancellor’s Awards Committee is now accepting nominations. The awards are an opportunity to honor and recognize employees at WVU Health Sciences. The deadline has been extended to May 31.
West Virginia’s young innovative scholars vie for Foundation Scholarship
Harnessing creativity and determination while classrooms and extracurricular activities were upended by the pandemic, the newest cohort of Bucklew Scholars has forged new paths to begin a journey at West Virginia University focused on discovery and finding creative solutions to the issues that have commanded the attention of its generation.
Volunteers needed for Health Disparity Simulation
Students from the WVU Reed College of Media have been developing a Health Disparity Simulation using a Transform This! Challenge Grant in collaboration with students and professionals from the Health Sciences Campus. The simulation will be piloted on April 20, and the planning team is in need volunteers to help fill the various roles.
Caring for Miners with Black Lung: A panel discussion with health professionals, leaders of Black Lung Association
Register and tune into Caring for Miners with Black Lung: a panel discussion with healthcare professionals and leaders of the Black Lung Association, via zoom on Monday April 25th from 11am-12:30pm.
May graduates must register online to participate in commencement ceremony
For May 2022 graduates: If you are planning to participate in the WVU School of Public Health's commencement ceremony on May 13, you must complete this online registration form by April 29, 2022. Leah Adkins will be following up this week with additional details, but in the meantime, please complete the registration form if you intend to participate in the ceremony. Additional information regarding May commencement can be found here.
WVU, Monongalia County Health Department announce April COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic schedules
Due to increased demand as a result of U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorization of a second booster dose of either the Pfizer or the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for older people and certain immunocompromised individuals, WVU and the Monongalia County Health Department are extending hours of the two planned community COVID-19 vaccine clinics in April.
WVU envisions bright future for former Mylan Chestnut Ridge property in Morgantown
The next chapter for the former Mylan pharmaceutical manufacturing facility began Thursday, March 31, as a West Virginia University entity officially took ownership of the property on Chestnut Ridge Road in Morgantown.
WVU Health Sciences BeWell team welcomes clinical trainee
Mara Vogel, a master’s student in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Ky., will be completing her clinical training with BeWell at WVU’s Health Sciences Center.
Campus community invited to attend the LGBTQ+ Center's Lavender Graduation
The LGBTQ+ Center is accepting registrations for graduates and their guests to attend Lavender Graduation to celebrate and honor the achievements of graduating LGBTQ+ students and allies Sunday, April 24, from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.
WVU offers practice-based education and service learning in public health
With public health workforce needs on the rise, the West Virginia University School of Public Health is expanding opportunities for its students to gain practice-based experience. Learn more in the latest edition of our Inside WVUToday video series.