Announcements
Operation Blue Sky hosting a week of events to recharge this semester
West Virginia University’s Operation Blue Sky has several events scheduled in September to celebrate Purpose Week.
Cisco Phone service, including Jabber, to be retired Sept. 15
The two-year project to move the University's phone service from outdated Cisco hardware to Zoom Phone is nearly complete. Migrations are complete for the main campus and regional campuses, and the Health Sciences campus migration is substantially complete.
Call for proposals: Mountain State Conference on Disabilities
The Mountain State Conference on Disabilities is seeking proposals for short courses, workshops, and poster sessions to take place during the conference at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, WV on April 15-17, 2027.
Ophthalmology Grand Rounds: Dr. Siso and Riner to give presentations
Deniz Siso, MD, and Derrick Riner will give presentations for the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences grand rounds on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 7 a.m.
WVU School of Medicine student research finds that medical school financial assistance programs underutilized
A research team comprised of students, faculty and staff from the West Virginia University School of Medicine discovered that medical school financial assistance programs are being underutilized by medical students who could qualify for financial help.
Bernat to run marathon to benefit pediatric epilepsy research organization
West Virginia University School of Medicine Assistant Professor D.J. Bernat, Ph.D., is ready to run beyond his normal duties of teaching and caring for his patients to raise money for an organization that will benefit the world around him.
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.
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.