Announcements
Oct. 16, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Oct. 16, 2020.
Former NBA player and advocate for prevention of substance abuse joins Hardesty Festival of Ideas
As part of the 2020 Hardesty Festival of Ideas, former NBA player Chris Herren will share his story on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m.
Poore calls for sustained engagement in WVU’s journey toward social justice in State of Diversity address
In the face of the dual pandemics of coronavirus and racism, West Virginia University Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Meshea L. Poore called Mountaineers to action.
Oct. 15, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Oct. 15, 2020.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 10-15-2020
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 10-15-2020
WVU collaboration earns $1.35 million POWER grant to reduce impact of substance abuse, develop a healthy workforce
Dr. Gordon Smith, epidemiologist in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, and his colleagues have received $1.35 million three-year grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to reduce the impact of substance abuse in McDowell, Wyoming and Mercer counties. This POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization) Initiative grant aims to help employ people who formerly injected drugs and are from areas savaged by job losses. It’s hopeful this model can then serve as a guide to be replicated across Appalachia.
WVU collaborative receives funding to provide opioid crisis training to educators
The gap in training for teachers related to the opioid crisis’ effect on students is being filled by a West Virginia University partnership that will develop and distribute materials to help the state’s teachers support their students who have family members with substance use disorders.
Oct. 14, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Oct. 14, 2020.
WVU collaboration earns $1.35 million POWER grant to reduce impact of substance abuse, develop a healthy workforce
McDowell County—in the southern coalfields of West Virginia—is the second-most at-risk in the nation for an HIV outbreak related to drug injection. Neighboring Wyoming and Mercer Counties follow close behind. All three have some of the highest rates of acute hepatitis B and hepatitis C in the United States. Dr. Gordon Smith, epidemiologist in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, and his colleagues have received $1.35 million three-year grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to reduce the impact of substance abuse in these three counties.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 10-14-2020
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 10-14-2020