Announcements
Install Okta Verify now to avoid disruptions and be ready for retirement of Duo
WVU will soon replace the Duo Mobile multi-factor authentication app with Okta Verify, and Information Technology Services recommends that students install the new app as soon as possible to avoid disruptions. Don’t delete the Duo app yet, though. You will still need it for access to some WVU applications until Oct. 1.
WVU in the News: Experts weigh-in on vaccinations, exemptions as legal arguments advance
As several cases related to vaccine exemptions—cases involving religious exemptions—are moving through the courts in Raleigh, Gilmer and Berkeley counties, two medical experts, one retired with pre-vaccine experience and another aligned with the American Academy of Pediatrics, are weighing in.
Volunteer with SAPH at “Save a Life: Free Naloxone Day”
The West Virginia University Student Association of Public Health is partnering with the Monongalia County Health Department for the annual "Save a Life: Free Naloxone Day" on Thursday, Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Health Sciences Center Pylons Commons.
STEPS to offer “Coaching in Procedural Skills” training on Sept. 17
WV STEPS David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety is offering a free “Coaching for Procedural Skills” training session on Sept. 17 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the STEPS Lab located on the third floor of the Health Sciences South.
Blood Drive planned for Sept. 19 at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital
An American Red Cross blood drive will be held Friday, Sept. 19, from noon to 6 p.m. in the Bruce McClymonds Conference Room A at WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital for WVU employees and students.
WVU in the News: WVU trains AI to diagnose heart failure in rural patients of Appalachia
West Virginia University computer scientists have developed multiple AI models that are made to identify signs of heart failure in patients from Appalachia.
WVU in the News: Are you overlooking this critical health factor?
“The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection.”
Biddle named interim coordinator for BeWell
Maxx Biddle has been named interim coordinator for WVU Health Sciences BeWell. BeWell is a satellite office of the Carruth Center serving all Health Sciences students, including undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, on the Morgantown Campus.
WVU Global Medical and Dental Brigades set to travel to Panama
The West Virginia University Global Medical and Dental Brigades will be traveling to rural Panama spring break 2026 to facilitate medical, dental, and public health tasks.
Statewide MATCH health survey returns in 2025
The West Virginia Department of Human Services and West Virginia University Health Affairs Institute are thrilled to announce that the Mountain State Assessment of Trends in Community Health (MATCH) survey is back in 2025, and data collection is now underway.