Announcements
New population health program at WVU prepares students to address local health concerns
While the world has been focused on COVID-19 as a health crisis, individual communities may have other specific health concerns that need attention. Population health, which integrates healthcare and public health practices, is an emerging healthcare field that allows professionals to identify a locally pressing health issue, intervene and transform the community’s health outcomes.
Reminder: Campus community invited to Return to Campus Conversation
The campus community is invited to join a Return to Campus Conversation Thursday (Aug. 5) from 10-11:15 a.m.
WVU provides additional guidance for fall 2021, plans Return to Campus Conversation
West Virginia University is providing additional guidance to students, faculty and staff as campuses prepare to fully reopen for the fall 2021 semester.
WVU in the News: Nursing homes face ongoing staff shortages, a problem that predates the pandemic
In the years before the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the nation’s long-term care facilities and overwhelmed healthcare workers, Maine nursing homes increasingly hired nurses and nursing assistants through outside agencies to prevent staffing shortages.
BeWell Blog — "Try This Tuesday: Journaling"
The BeWell team is offering a series of helpful tips for mental health and wellbeing called "Try This Tuesday." This week, Seth Haxel discusses journaling, which can be a powerful tool to improve your mental health. Numerous studies have shown the mental health benefits of journaling, including reduced stress, anxiety and depression.
WVCTSI accepting applications for NIH R01 Grant Writing Group
WVCTSI is now accepting applications for an intensive writing group designed for clinical and translational investigators interested in developing an NIH R01 award.
Return to Campus Conversation planned next Thursday
The campus community is invited to join a Return to Campus Conversation Thursday (Aug. 5) from 10-11:15 a.m. for information about the return to campus and the fall 2021 semester.
Charbonnette named new director of Women’s Leadership Initiative
The WVU Office of the Provost announces the appointment of W. Constinia Charbonnette as director of the WVU Women’s Leadership Initiative effective July 1.
Welcome back: Students discover connections, place and purpose at WVU
Following a year of missed traditions and celebrations, West Virginia University will welcome new and returning students to its campus in Morgantown with an array of in-person activities that will allow students to reconnect and find their place and purpose.
WVU in the News: WVU researchers investigate the effects of CBD on driving performance
As CBD products become more widespread, Toni Marie Rudisill, an assistant research professor in West Virginia University's School of Public Health, is seeking students to participate in a study that will test how CBD impacts driving performance.