Announcements
New OTD graduate joins Country Roads staff after creating peer mentor workbook for capstone project
New OTD graduate Taylor Grout made a workbook for Country Roads peer mentors as her capstone project. She herself was a former peer mentor, and will use her previous experiences to guide her as she joins the Country Roads staff this fall.
WVU in the News: OpenAI and Arianna Huffington are working together on an ‘AI health coach’
The OpenAI Startup Fund and Thrive Global announce Thrive AI Health, a new company partnering with the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute to launch the AI Health Coach.
Panopto Recorders: Some Mac users will be required to upgrade software on Friday, July 19
Panopto Creators who are working with an outdated version of the Panopto recorder for Mac will receive a vendor-required software upgrade at 4 a.m. Friday, July 19
Windows 11 will be installed on all WVU computers capable of receiving upgrade, starting July 9
Information Technology Services will install Windows 11 on all WVU-managed Windows computers that need and can accept the update, starting Tuesday, July 9.
WVU in the News: WVU professor Elizabeth Scharman named Distinguished Mountaineer
The Daily Athenaeum features Elizabeth Scharman, professor of clinical pharmacy at WVU and clinical and executive director of the West Virginia Poison Center.
John E. Parker Pulmonary Sleep Symposium registration now open
Registration for the John E. Parker Pulmonary Sleep Symposium is now open. The event is hosted by West Virginia University’s Department of Medicine and will be held on August 16, 2024 at the Marriott at Waterfront Place in Morgantown.
WVU in the News: Federal approval of new Alzheimer’s drug offers a welcome option
Marc Haut, director of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Memory Health Clinic, contributes to reporting by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about a new Alzheimer's drug.
WVU School of Pharmacy professor receives Governor’s highest honor
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice presented Dr. Elizabeth Scharman, professor emerita at the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, with the 2024 Distinguished Mountaineer Award.
New podcast episode: Supporting other parents, a passion worth pursuing
Information about the new episode of the Adjusting the Sails podcast featuring Whitney Price, founder of the UnPuzzled Parents Connect Support Group.
For second-degree students, Aspiring Nurse Program helps turn nursing dreams into reality
Students seeking their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the WVU School of Nursing are eligible to apply for the WVU Medicine Aspiring Nurse Program, which provides direct financial assistance to nursing students at participating schools in return for a three-year work commitment at a hospital in the WVU Health System.