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Sharing the love: Nursing students create more than 500 Valentine’s cards for WVU Medicine Children’s patients, nursing home residents

West Virginia University School of Nursing students are working to make Valentine’s Day a little brighter for WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital patients and residents at nursing homes. With the combined creative efforts of Morgantown Fast-Track nursing students, Beckley Campus Student Nurses Association (SNA) and Morgantown SNA, more than 500 Valentine’s cards will be delivered Feb. 14.

Under the Dome: February 11, 2022 Edition

Under the Dome delivers a review of the issues being considered by the West Virginia Legislature. It provides information on matters that affect WVU and higher education, as well as other hot topics being addressed. This edition provides an update on the first four weeks of the regular legislative session, as the Legislature approaches the halfway mark of their 60-day work. More than 1,800 bills have already been introduced for debate.

WVU researcher examines interstate characteristics associated with self-injury mortality

West Virginia leads the nation in overdose deaths, but distinguishing intentional overdoses from accidental ones is far from straightforward. To shed light on the matter, Ian Rockett—a professor emeritus of the West Virginia University School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics—led a national study to examine interstate characteristics associated with high rates of self-injury mortality.