Announcements
WVU in the News: Riddell Axiom helmets track impacts to help South Charleston coaches spot unsafe hits
South Charleston High’s varsity football team kicked off the first game of the season Thursday Aug. 27, in new Ridell Axiom helmets, which came to the team through a partnership between WVU Medicine’s Thomas Foundation, the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, the high school and Riddell, which manufacturers the helmets.
WVU in the News: WVU Eye Institute offers free exams for flood victims in Buckhannon
The WVU Eye Institute offered free eye exams and health screenings on Saturday at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon, helping resident’s impacted by last month’s flooding in the region.
WVU in the News: WVU Heart and Vascular Institute celebrates 10 years
The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute celebrated 10 years of advancing cardiovascular care on Friday Aug. 28. Officials say after a decade of innovation, patient care and world-first healthcare advancements, the institute will continue down a path of preventative care for West Virginians as well as patients from across the United States.
Family Virtual Speaker Series: Specialized Family Care Program
Registration info for the September 22, 2026 Family Virtual Speaker Series webinar featuring Marc Wilson from the Specialized Family Care Program.
Annual HSC fire alarm test scheduled for Friday, Sept. 4
A fire alarm test for the Health Sciences Campus – HSC South, HSC North, HSC addition and Erma Byrd Biomedical Research Facility – will take place from 5 to 7 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 4.
Registration for Mountain State Cyber Summit open
West Virginia’s cybersecurity and technology communities will come together on Oct. 28 in Morgantown for the 2026 Mountain State Cyber Summit + Tech Yeah, a new collaboration designed to connect leaders across different industries.
WVU School of Nursing launches new "Find Your Calm" podcast
"Find Your Calm," a new podcast produced by the WVU School of Nursing and hosted by Wellness Counselor Amy Ankrom, explores wellness topics that matter to nursing students and college students alike.
New Faculty Orientation welcomes WVU Health Sciences and WVU Medicine faculty
New faculty members from WVU Health Sciences and WVU Medicine are invited to attend New Faculty Orientation on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Bruce McClymonds Conference Center.
Nominate an HSC Employee of the Month through Blue Sky
Operation Blue Sky will be honoring a Health Science’s Employee of the Month each quarter beginning in September 2026.
Dr. Roger Carpenter to be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
The WVU School of Nursing is pleased to announce that Dr. Roger Carpenter, PhD, RN, NE-BC, CNE, has been selected to become a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Carpenter is the director of the PhD program at the WVU School of Nursing and a professor in the Adult Health Department.