Announcements
Ease winter blues with 'Mindful Steps to Seasonal Change' workshop
Join this interactive workshop to explore how mindfulness can alleviate the psychological and physiological challenges that often arise during the long winter months, fostering a steadier and more compassionate approach to daily life.
Project REACH hosting warm clothes drive
Project REACH is hosting a warm clothes drive to combat cold weather. Bring your new and gently used warm clothes to the donation site behind Dolce Vita in the WVU Health Sciences Center Pylons Common Area, Morgantown, West Virginia. Donations will be accpeted until January 21, 2026. All collections will be donated to the Salvation Army in Morgantown.
Registration now open for WISE 2026 Conference
Registration is now open for the annual West Virginia University Interventional & Surgical Endoscopy (WISE) Conference, taking place May 15-16, 2026, at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania.
Join the FSAP Support Squad Book Club – Cozy Crafters Relaxed Reading Edition
Are you looking for a space to unwind, be creative, and nurture your well-being? Come join WVU Faculty Staff Assistance Program’s next book club offering where we combine hands-on creativity with mindful listening.
Morgantown Faculty: Sign up for West Virginia State Medical Association Membership
School of Medicine faculty on the Morgantown Campus can take advantage of a school-sponsored West Virginia State Medical Association membership by filling out the required information in an annual survey.
WVU Health Sciences Eastern Campus launches grand rounds series with presentation on sleep medicine
The West Virginia University School of Medicine’s Eastern Campus will kick off a new grand rounds series with a special presentation on Monday, Feb. 2, from Sunil Sharma, M.D., professor and division chief for the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care and Sleep Medicine from WVU’s main campus.
Teamwork Resolves Emergency Situations at Braxton, Summersville Hospitals
The photo above includes some members of the team from Summersville Regional Medical Center who joined with providers around the Health System to resolve challenges with two patients over the recent winter holidays. From left are Chloe Hill, RN; Stanley Morris, MD; and Emily Padgett, respiratory therapist.
Order of Vandalia nominations open
The University’s highest service honor is presented each year to individuals who have provided extraordinary service to WVU, either as a supporter and/or as a faculty or staff member. Submit nominations before Jan. 30, 2026.
WVU hires experienced scientist, academic leader to serve as provost and vice president for academic affairs
Following a national search focused on the academic future of West Virginia University, President Michael T. Benson is announcing the hiring of Beverly Wendland, an accomplished scholar and academic leader with wide-ranging higher education experience, to serve as the University’s provost and vice president for academic affairs.
In Memoriam: Mathis Frick, MD
Dr. Mathis Frick passed away on December 25, 2025. He was born to the late Willi and Elsbeth Frick in Zurich, Switzerland, on February 4, 1944.