Announcements
Mindfulness Summer Series begins May 22
The Health Sciences Center’s Mindfulness team is offering a free summer series designed to help students, faculty, and staff cultivate peace of mind, presence, and personal growth.
Book Club available for Health Sciences students this summer
BeWell is hosting a book club for Health Sciences students during summer 2025. The group will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, beginning June 12 at the Market Pods.
Interprofessional Education Month concludes with luncheon honoring excellence in collaboration
West Virginia University Health Sciences concluded its 2025 Interprofessional Education (IPE) Month with an awards luncheon recognizing outstanding contributions to interprofessional learning, innovation and service across the academic health community.
WVU Division of Exercise Physiology to host guest speaker
Matthew Kampert, DO, MS, ACSCM-CEP, a physician at the Cleveland Clinic with dual appointments in sports medicine and endocrinology and a graduate of the WVU Exercise Physiology program, will be a guest lecturer for the WVU School of Medicine Division of Exercise Physiology.
WVU Health Sciences partnership with First Presbyterian aims to help the community through outreach and screenings
The WVU School of Nursing, the WVU School of Pharmacy, the WVU School of Medicine, and First Presbyterian Church have collaborated to provide clinical service as an outreach program for people experiencing homelessness and poverty in the Morgantown area. Some of the services include checking vital signs, blood glucose screenings, glaucoma screenings, health education and pharmaceutical education.
Traffic disruption to occur for steam vault work
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Natural medicines information now available via AccessPharmacy
AccessPharmacy now includes evidence-based information on natural medicines. Locate the Herbs and Supplements section by clicking on the “…More” navigation option or use the search box to find information on specific products.
Stroke Conference to be held by WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute will host a stroke conference on May 30, 2025 in the Fukushima Auditorium, Room 190l, of WVU Health Sciences Center North.
School of Medicine undergraduate students spoke with representatives on Capitol Hill
WVU School of Medicine undergraduate students Audra Hurley and Lainey Shouldis spoke with representatives from all four of West Virginia’s elected congressional officials- Senator Shelly Moore Capito, Senator Jim Justice, Representative Carol Miller and Representative Riley Moore, about the future of science, the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), before presenting their work at the annual American Physiology Summit (APS) in Baltimore, Maryland.
Pre-hospital Ultrasound Trial in Berkeley County Awarded Research Grant
Colten Harmon, a paramedic with Berkeley County Emergency Ambulance Authority, and Garrick Anderson, MD, attending physician at the Berkeley Medical Center Emergency Department, participate in a hands-on ultrasound training session as part of the pre-hospital ultrasound trial.