Announcements
WVU in the News: How to prepare for rising heat
Samantha Scarneo-Miller talks with WABE in Atlanta about ways to deal with late summer heat.
WVU breaks record for externally supported expenditures, underscoring research commitment
West Virginia University, the state’s flagship, land-grant R1 institution, reported a record $231 million in externally supported expenditures, which are mainly designated for research, for fiscal year 2023.
WVU School of Nursing Keyser graduates earn perfect pass rate on RN licensure exam
WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus Class of 2023 graduates have earned a 100% first-time pass rate on their licensure exam.
WVU names 2023 class of Ruby Fellows
Five students, each deeply passionate about their education and research, are receiving funding from the Ruby Scholars Graduate Fellows program to aid in their future academic endeavors at West Virginia University.
CMS withdraws COVID-19 vaccination requirement
On June 5, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule in the Federal Register that withdraws COVID-19 vaccination mandates for all healthcare provider types. This final rule becomes effective Friday, Aug. 4.
WVU in the News: Exploring Workers’ Compensation Injury Claims among Firefighters
A recently published research article by School of Public Health Assistant Professor Tyler Quinn and fellow researchers explored patterns and characteristics of workers’ compensation injury claims over a 17-year period among firefighters in Ohio.
WVU in the News: Officials keeping an eye on uptick of COVID cases
Though the pandemic is officially over, Dr. Clay Marsh continues to track COVID-19 cases.
WVU in the News: Pandemic slowed cancer diagnoses, but late-stage cancers came back with a vengeance
While some cancers can be detected by screening — such as lung, breast, colon, and cervical — others require access to primary care, timely referral to specialists, and diagnostic tests. In the early months of the pandemic, however, much of this went silent, according to Hannah Hazard-Jenkins, director of the West Virginia University Cancer Institute.
WVU in the News: Introducing Tiskelwah Park
Last month, Be Wild, Be Wonderful, Be Healthy--a CDC initiative being carried out by West Virginia University and WVU Extension--unveiled a new park in Clay County. School of Public Health Associate Professor Christiaan Abildso serves on the Be Wild, Be Wonderful, Be Healthy Executive Management Board and credits collaboration, combined with a fresh perspective, for making the project a success.
WVU Eastern Campus medical students present unique case at national psychiatric conference
Fourth-year medical student Megan Evans and third-year medical student Aayushi Agarwal from the West Virginia University School of Medicine’s Eastern Campus recently gave a presentation on a unique case of a rare brain condition caused by opioid use at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting held in San Francisco, Calif., from May 20-24.