Announcements
WVU in the News: As employees fear going back to the office, doctors share how to stay healthy when returning
Some people are not looking forward to the end of the work-from-home model.
WVU in the News: 'How are we going to keep people alive?' Behind the pandemic, overdoses are rising across West Virginia
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, so does the drug epidemic.
Safe Zone training set for June 25
"Safe Zone Training" — a training designed to provide faculty, staff and student leaders with the necessary knowledge and tools to serve as allies to the LGBTQ+ community on campus — is scheduled online Thursday, June 25 from 1 to 3 p.m.
Celebration for Dean Borgia set for June 30
The Health Sciences community is invited to celebrate Dean Anthony (Tom) Borgia for a decade of dedication to the West Virginia University School of Dentistry.
WVU DEI to host panel discussion: Identifying and Combatting Structural Racism
Join J. Spenser Darden, WVU Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion's director of diversity initiatives and community engagement, for a panel discussion: Identifying and Combatting Structural Racism. The virtual event will be held on Tuesday, June 23, at 2:30 p.m.
WVU School of Public Health Final Self-Study available for review
A message from Dr. Linda Alexander, senior associate dean for academic, student and faculty affairs:
Public Health professor participates in panel on COVID-19 and racism
On Wednesday, June 17, Assistant Professor Lauri Andress, PhD, JD, participated in a live discussion focusing on the Black Lives Matter movement, racism in Appalachia and protesting during a pandemic. Hosted by West Virginia Public Broadcasting heath reporter Kara Lofton, Andress and WVU Professor of Sociology Rachael Woldoff, PhD, joined the weekly session that is centered on COVID-19.
Gee announces first steps in WVU’s efforts to address campus racial shortcomings
West Virginia University will undertake an internal review of its systems and policies, with a goal to begin implementing some recommendations by mid-August, President Gordon Gee said Friday as both he and Board of Governors President David Alvarez addressed ongoing racial unrest in the country.
Poore celebrates, reflects on Juneteenth in letter to WVU Community
Meshea L. Poore, Esq., West Virginia University vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, sent a letter reflecting on Juneteenth in its historical context and its meaning in light of current racial issues in the U.S. to the University community today (June 19).
WVU Medicine releases 2019 system-wide annual report
The 2019 WVU Medicine annual report is now available online.