Announcements
WVU in the News: Walking, household chores can be lifesaving therapy for people with metabolic syndrome
Bethany Barone Gibbs, chair of epidemiology and biostatistics at WVU School of Public Health, comments in a recent U.S. News & World Report article on recent study findings indicating the potential benefits of light activity.
Nominations for Travis Stimeling Awards for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research open until Jan. 18
The Travis Stimeling Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research is designed to recognize and honor graduate and faculty members who demonstrate excellence in mentoring undergraduate researchers. Nominations are open through Jan. 18, 2026.
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.
WVU alumnus Danny Scalise II receives prestigious national prize, uncovering meaningful West Virginia connection
For West Virginia University School of Public Health alumnus Danny Scalise II receiving the 2025 Milton and Ruth Roemer Prize for Creative Local Public Health Work from the American Public Health Association felt like a full circle moment—connecting his education at WVU to a legacy of innovative public health work.
Celebrating 15 years of the WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health and 25 years of WV AHEC
Since 2011 and 2001, the WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health and WV AHEC have partnered with West Virginia’s dedicated healthcare providers, visionary legislators, and our WVU colleagues to strengthen the heartbeat of our rural communities.
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.
SPH Happenings: Jan. 5, 2026
Read the latest edition of the Happenings, the WVU School of Public Health's internal e-newsletter.
Health Sciences Career Closet taking donations beginning Jan. 5
The West Virginia University Health Sciences Student Career Center is excited to announce the Health Sciences Career Closet, designed to help students look and feel their best as they prepare for interviews, presentations, and professional experiences.
Inside healthcare leadership development: Senior HR leaders join School of Public Health Administrative Grand Rounds
West Virginia University School of Public Health Master of Health Administration program and the WVU Graduate Chapter of Upsilon Phi Delta will host a virtual Administrative Grand Rounds titled “Proactively Managing Your Development as Healthcare Leaders” on Friday, January 16, 2026, from noon to 1:30 p.m. ET.
WVU marks Commencement with new president, graduates and celebratory ‘Let’s Go!’
A new era began inside the Hope Coliseum Saturday (Dec. 20) as West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson spoke from the gold and blue Commencement stage for the first time, and hundreds of August and December graduates took their first steps as Mountaineer alumni. Noor Ibrahim Abdulhay, a doctoral graduate in epidemiology from the WVU School of Public Health, was the first student to cross the Commencement stage under President Benson’s leadership — a milestone moment that served as the inaugural degree conferral of his presidency.