Announcements
Public health student crowned WVU Homecoming Royalty
School of Public Health student, Hannah Warden, was crowned 2024 Homecoming Royalty (alongside fellow WVU student Megan Frappier). Warden, a senior health services management and leadership major from Cross Lanes, is one of the first students to be admitted to the Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master of Public Health program.
$300K scholarship gift supports student recruitment at WVU School of Pharmacy
Students at the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy will benefit from a $300,000 gift made by an alumnus and his wife. The James F. Smith Prescription for Excellence Award aims to boost student recruitment and retention by providing four years of scholarship support for a first-year PharmD student.
New Course for Spring 2025: Introductory Concepts of Athletic Training (AT 393A)
In this special topics course led by Michelle Sandrey, Ph.D., ATC, students will learn an overview of basic athletic training concepts related to emergency and acute care, environmental conditions, general medical conditions, nutritional considerations and mental health.
Clinician care team travels to Africa to assist with medical care
To Angela Jeffries, a WVU School of Nursing lecturer and certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), Africa was a bucket list destination. When she was offered the opportunity to travel to Africa on a mission trip, which was something she had always wanted to do as well, she couldn’t say no.
Women in Science and Health invites new members to join
Women in Science and Health invites new members to join the group.
HSCommunity: October 2024
HSCommunity provides resources for connecting with the campus community and supporting your well-being.
Students invited to paint a mask in time for Halloween
Operation Blue Sky and Court Lanham, Health Sciences director of diversity, are hosting a mask painting event on Oct. 31 from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. in Pylons Commons.
WVU School of Nursing to host Nov. 20 virtual open house for BSN program
The WVU School of Nursing is hosting a fall 2024 Virtual Open House for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. EST. This event will feature information for our nationally ranked BSN program, which is offered on the Morgantown, Beckley, and Keyser campuses.
Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics program holds white coat ceremony, celebrates students entering clinical practice
The West Virginia University School of Medicine’s Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics program hosted a white coat ceremony on October 10 at the Okey Patteson Auditorium in Morgantown.
Dedication to service, scholarship and outreach earns WVU School of Public Health honorary society national recognition
Gamma Mu, the West Virginia University chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, will be recognized as the national 2024 Chapter of the Year on Oct. 28, 2024 at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo in Minneapolis, Minnesota.