Announcements
WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus students receive naloxone training from Beckley Fire Department
A WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus professor recently organized a naloxone training event for 25 senior level nursing students to learn about the opioid overdose reversal medication — a potentially life-saving tool.
Reminder: Scholarships available for upcoming tobacco treatment training program
Professionals in the fields of medicine, dentistry, social work, pharmacy, nursing and public health will present evidence-based strategies to enable attendees to effectively assist their patients/clients/ communities with tobacco cessation.
WVU Student Nurses Association and A Moment of Magic fill Easter eggs for WVU Children’s Hospital
The West Virginia University Student Nurses Association (SNA) recently teamed up with the WVU Chapter of A Moment of Magic (AMoM) to fill Easter eggs with stickers and stampers for the WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital.
WVU in the News: New law rewards addiction treatment centers for success
Dr. James Berry and Tom Bias weigh in on an in-the-works pilot program changing up how substance use disorder treatment centers are funded in the Mountain State in reporting from West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
WVU in the News: A brain implant allows paralyzed people to use a computer with their thoughts
In The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dr. Peter Konrad provides insights about a brain implant, now in early clinical trials, that is designed to allow people who are paralyzed to use computers with their thoughts.
April 4, 2022 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for April 4, 2022.
West Virginia’s young innovative scholars vie for Foundation Scholarship
Harnessing creativity and determination while classrooms and extracurricular activities were upended by the pandemic, the newest cohort of Bucklew Scholars has forged new paths to begin a journey at West Virginia University focused on discovery and finding creative solutions to the issues that have commanded the attention of its generation.
April 1, 2022 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for April 1, 2022.
WVU, Monongalia County Health Department announce April COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic schedules
Due to increased demand as a result of U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorization of a second booster dose of either the Pfizer or the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for older people and certain immunocompromised individuals, WVU and the Monongalia County Health Department are extending hours of the two planned community COVID-19 vaccine clinics in April.
March 31, 2022 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for March 31, 2022.