Announcements
5 students named WVU Mountaineers of Distinction
West Virginia University has named Haley Bockius, Laasya Chennuru, Mary G. Roush, Christopher J. Smith and Dakota Swiger the 2024 Mountaineers of Distinction, a Mountaineer Week tradition that recognizes exemplary academic achievement and extracurricular involvement.
Faith Community Nurse creates vital access to care point in Randolph County
Kassie Swecker, a Faith Community Nurse trained by the WVU School of Nursing, is utilizing her skills and training to establish a nurse-led access to care point at Good Shepherd Assembly of God in Elkins, West Virginia.
WVU in the News: Just 5 minutes of exercise a day may lower your blood pressure
School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, Bethany Barone Gibbs, Ph.D., provides Everyday Health with suggestions for easy ways to incorporate more intense activity into your day.
WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus ambassador selected as WV AHEC Scholar
Emily Kuykendall, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing student at the WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus, has been selected as a WV Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Rural Community Health Scholar.
WVU School of Nursing Class of 1984 gathers for reunion brunch
The WVU School of Nursing Class of 1984 gathered during WVU Homecoming Weekend to reminisce and enjoy a reunion brunch.
Director of WVU simulation center appointed to international accreditation council
Dan Summers, director of David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety, has been appointed to the Society of Simulation Healthcare Accreditation Council.
Pathology, Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine names interim chair
Clay Marsh, M.D., WVU Health Sciences chancellor and executive dean, has named Melina Flanagan, M.D., M.S.P.H. interim chair of the Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine in the School of Medicine, effective January 1.
STEPS Center receives full reaccreditation, demonstrates world-class excellence
The Society for Simulation in Healthcare and Council for Accreditation of Healthcare Simulation Programs recently granted the David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS) full reaccreditation in the areas of assessment, research, teaching/education and systems integration for the next five years.
WVU School of Dentistry welcomes new oral pathologist
Melissa Luna, DDS, joined the West Virginia University School of Dentistry in the fall semester as an assistant professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Holiday Mindfulness Workshop to be held Dec. 5
Equipe yourself this holiday season with a toolbox of mindful techniques on Dec. 5 at the Holiday Mindfulness Workshop.