Announcements
New dental school dean energized by team at his alma mater
WVU School of Dentistry alumnus Dr. Stephen Pachuta began his position as dean in June 2021. He is 1985 graduate of the dental school.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 6-14-2021
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 6-14-2021
June 14, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for June 14, 2021.
Scholarship initiative provides $389K to students affected by pandemic
Generous support from West Virginia University alumni, donors and friends is empowering more than 400 students in need to proceed with their educations amid the enduring economic challenges of COVID-19.
WVU in the News: Reaching out to at-risk communities
In March 2020, Tiffany Samuels checked her Facebook page and saw a post by Romelia Hodges, who posted about a COVID-19 outbreak in a Black church she attended, Friendship Baptist in Everettville.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 6-11-2021
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 6-11-2021
June 11, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for June 11, 2021.
Nontraditional Raleigh County HSTA Graduate completes nursing degree at Fairmont State
Russell Patrick is used to hard work. For eight years, he worked 16-hour shifts, seven days a week in the coal mines. But this weekend, when he walks across the stage in the Feaster Center, signaling his distinction as a Fairmont State University RN-BSN graduate, he will have officially completed his most difficult – yet rewarding – challenge to date, all while heeding his father’s sage advice.
WVU in the News: WV health experts worry new law will ignite ‘powder kegs’ amid HIV outbreak
West Virginia is facing its second large HIV outbreak in two years, and the federal government is in Charleston to help. But there’s a key difference between the tools that are available now, and the ones the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could use during Cabell County’s 2019 outbreak: new restrictions from both the capital city and the state on programs that distribute sterile syringes.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 6-10-2021
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 6-10-2021