Announcements
WV AHEC director receives national award for social justice
Angela Alston, MPH, executive director of the Southeastern West Virginia Area Health Education Center, has received the 2025 Andy Nichols Award for Social Justice from the National AHEC Organization.
WVU School of Nursing hosts third annual Day Camp for high schoolers interested in nursing
The WVU School of Nursing hosted its third annual Day Camp on Saturday, June 7, 2025, inviting high school students from West Virginia and beyond to explore the possibility of nursing as a career.
WVU in the News: Migraine: A chronic neurological disease often misunderstood and underdiagnosed in West Virginia
Dr. Umer Najib, vice chair of the WVU Medicine Department of Neurology and head of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) Headache Center, explained that migraine involves much more than head pain. Migraine attacks can include symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and sound, imbalance, dizziness, weakness and language and cognitive dysfunction.
Sleep disorders expert to present WVU School of Dentistry lectureship
The West Virginia University School of Dentistry will present the annual Mesaros Symposium on Friday, Aug. 22, at Erickson Alumni Center. The half-day continuing education opportunity is open to all dentists, dental hygienists and members of the School of Dentistry community and will be followed by an optional afternoon lunch and learn session.
WVU in the News: Ketamine: From battlefield to breakthrough — and back under scrutiny
“I liken them to a hammer,” said Patrick J. Marshalek, a psychiatrist in the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.
WVU School of Dentistry welcomes faculty provider in Restorative Dentistry
Zachary Greene, DMD, joined the West Virginia University School of Dentistry as an assistant professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry, effective June 15.
Art Museum of WVU and WVU CED to host sensory-friendly art making event on July 17
The Art Museum of WVU and the WVU CED are hosting a sensory-friendly art making event on July 17, 2025 from 4-6 p.m. at the Art Museum of WVU. All are welcome to attend.
Wietholter Named Chair of WVU School of Pharmacy’s Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Dr. Jon Wietholter has been appointed as chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy by Dean William Petros.
WVU in the News: West Virginia Junior Nursing Academy inspires future SWV nurses
The WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus and WVU Tech hosted the southern West Virginia Junior Nursing Academy to rising eighth, ninth and tenth graders. Students visited Raleigh General Hospital and Appalachian Regional Hospital, as well as learned CPR skills, visiting with AirEvac professionals and more. An award ceremony concluded the camp on June 18.