Announcements
Prep work for new HSC food service area underway
Contractors have begun renovations in and around the former HSC Café in preparation for the new food service area that will open in the fall. New food options are coming into the campus.
A funny thing happened on the way to commencement
When John G. Thomas completed his Ph.D. at Syracuse University in 1969, he did not stick around for Commencement. “In 30 hours, I went from being a graduate student in the College of Arts and Sciences to a tank commander at Fort Sam Houston in Texas,” he recalls. On Friday, May 13, Thomas - a professor emeritus in the WVU Schools of Medicine and Dentistry - returned to Syracuse as its oldest and presumably most illustrious doctoral degree recipient.
MEET THE GRADS: Small town, southern West Virginia student finds her place at West Virginia University
As commencement nears, WVU Health Sciences is featuring some of our most dedicated graduates. Here is the story of one of those students, Paige Cook.
Music camp planned for blind and visually impaired children
Twenty-nine blind and visually impaired children from across West Virginia will sharpen their musical skills – and learn important life lessons – at WVU Eye Institute’s Children’s Vision Rehabilitation Program (CVRP) Summer Institute June 13-17 in Morgantown. Blessing Offor, a blind musician who earned national attention for his performance on “The Voice” in 2014, will coach the group in preparation for a public concert June 17 at WVU’s Creative Arts Center.
MEET THE GRADS: WVU tennis champ discovers exercise physiology is her path to success
As commencement nears, WVU Health Sciences is featuring some of our most dedicated graduates. Here is the story of one of those students, Ikttesh Chahal.
MEET THE GRADS: First generation college student follows path to career in health sciences and medicine
As commencement nears, WVU Health Sciences is featuring some of our most dedicated graduates. Here is the story of one of those students, Hope Bias.
NASA chief and WVU alum to speak at Health Sciences Center
Judith Hayes, M.S., M.P.H., NASA chief of Biomedical Research and Environmental Sciences Division at Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, will speak at a West Virginia University Department of Exercise Physiology seminar on Thursday, May 12 at noon in the WVU Health Sciences Center, room 1909.
Hot food vendors to serve lunch on East-West Concourse
Starting Monday, May 9, local food trucks and other temporary hot food vendors will be set up on the East-West Concourse between the Health Sciences Center and Ruby Memorial Hospital to serve lunch over the summer.
For retiring WVU alumnus, saving lives, improving readiness highlights of 30-year military medicine career
Maj. Gen. Richard Thomas, after spending 30 years as a soldier practicing military medicine around the world, retired from the Army Friday, April 29. As Thomas, a three-time graduate of West Virginia University, readied himself to leave the Army he summed up his career with a simple philosophy: It’s all about saving lives and improving readiness.
WVU Medical Laboratory Science program sails through accreditation visit
WVU’s Medical Laboratory Science program recently sailed through the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences’ accreditation process with flying colors. The preliminary report showed no citations or concerns and the recommendation for a full, ten-year accreditation status was made to the NAACLS.