Announcements
WVU resumes dashboard to track campus COVID-19 data during spring semester
West Virginia University will resume its public dashboard this week to track and compile COVID-19 information collected on the Morgantown, Beckley and Keyser campuses.
HSCommunity: Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Prior to a meeting of the Medical Committee for Human Rights on March 25, 1966, in Chicago, Martin Luther King Jr. is quoted as saying: “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman because it often results in physical death.”
Geriatrics Lunchtime Learning, Jan. 26 . Topic: Dementia Diagnosis and Treatment
What: Geriatric Lunchtime Learning Presentation Title: “I Can Remember That: An Overview of Dementia Diagnosis and Treatment” Speaker: Robb Allison, DO Date: Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
Delta Omega: Fall 2021 at a Glance
Undoubtedly, our daily lives look different than they did a few years ago as public health has emerged at the forefront of global news. Our leadership team has become quite adept at carrying out our mission, with the health and safety of our community being the top priority. In the Fall of 2021, Delta Omega’s Gamma Mu chapter at WVU exceeded the expectations of our leadership team. We continued to fulfill our goals of service, scholarship and engagement with students, faculty, staff and alumni at WVU both virtually and at times in person, with COVID-precautions in place.
Walk With a Future Doc
This week's Walk with a Future Doc session will feature a discussion by a first-year medical student on how he overcame his unhealthy eating habits.
Blood drives to be held in the WVU Cancer Institute Don Hoylman Family Atrium
The American Red Cross will host a series of Blood Drives in the WVU Cancer Institute Don Hoylman Family Atrium through the month of April.
HSC Faculty Development Teaching Scholars Summer Institute 2022
A Teaching Scholars Summer Institute event will be held June 6, 2022 through June 8, 2022 to promote excellence in teaching and scholarship in teaching and more.
LGBTQ+ Center Faculty and Staff Connections
The LGBTQ+ Center will again host their Faculty and Staff Connections series during the Spring 2022 semester. The Center will follow a hybrid model, with two events taking place in person and four events occurring online. During these events, LGBTQ+ faculty and staff are encouraged to not only network and socialize, but also to share their LGBTQ+ related research and initiatives with the community.
Public Health students named to WVU Fall 2021 Dean's, President’s lists
West Virginia University has released its Fall 2021 President’s and Dean's lists, as well as the list of graduates for the fall semester.
WVU in the News: Professional roles of oncologic specialty physical therapists in the United States
In this Rehabilitation Oncology Podcast episode, Dr. Steve Morris interviews author and researcher Dr. Nicole Stout about oncology physical therapy specialty practice. Dr. Stout outlines the expectations for future clinical specialists and presents a call to action to the rehabilitation team to utilize oncology clinical specialists beyond clinical roles to expand their influence on providing best practice care to the individual with cancer.