Announcements
Virtual Faculty Engagement Event: "Peer Feedback"
All faculty are invited to attend the WVU Health Sciences Center Faculty Development Program Virtual Faculty Engagement Event "Peer Feedback" on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, from noon to 1 p.m.
Tied to history: Two WVU student veterans cite 9/11 as touchstone in military, educational careers
As the world watched the twin towers fall on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans everywhere questioned what would come next. Jonathan McGee, now a senior at West Virginia University studying political science, however, knew what was ahead for him. At the time, he was delayed enlistment for the U.S. Air Force and waiting for an open spot in the firefighting school.
$400K scholarship gift aids underrepresented students at WVU
Underrepresented students at West Virginia University will benefit from a new scholarship established by an international couple seeking to pay tribute to the Mountain State.
New West Virginia health survey aims to better inform policy makers to help deliver resources to communities in need
A new, biennial West Virginia population-based health survey—the Mountain State Assessment of Trends in Community Health—will gather information to help health officials and policy makers better understand the critical health needs of all 55 West Virginia counties, with the goal of directing resource allocations to communities that need them most.
WVU Charleston Surgeons Elliot Adams and Albeir Mousa Honored with “Most Viewed Article of 2020” by Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases
CHARLESTON W. Va., September 1, 2021 – Elliot Adams, MD and co-author Albeir Y. Mousa, MD, FACS, DFSVS, RPVI, MPH, MBA of the West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston Campus have been recognized by the Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations and Techniques, the official publication of the Society for Vascular Surgery, for their April 2020 article “Achieving a popliteal venous access for renal replacement therapy in critically ill COVID-19 patient in prone position.”
Sept. 1, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Sept. 1, 2021.
WVU expands options for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities
This fall, six new West Virginia University students with intellectual and developmental disabilities are paving the way for future students to be able to go to college, live on campus and gain academic and career preparation.
Faculty Development Zoom session: "Leadership in Health Sciences Academic Affairs"
All faculty are invited to attend the WVU Health Sciences Center Faculty Development Program presentation "Leadership in Health Sciences Academic Affairs: We’re All in this Together" Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, from noon to 1 p.m.
WVU in the News: Collaborative program uses peer recovery coaches to guide people with substance use disorder
About 90% of Americans who need treatment for a substance use disorder don't get it. West Virginia University researchers have developed a program that allows people who have already walked the path of substance use disorder through recovery to be their guides to a healthier life.
WVU in the News: New population health program at WVU prepares students to address local health concerns
While the world has been focused on COVID-19 as a health crisis, individual communities may have other specific health concerns that need attention.