Announcements
WVU in the News: Carrying Alzheimer’s drugs into the brain on waves of sound
Being Patient reports on Alzheimer's research conducted at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.
WVU medical student partners with researchers to investigate the effects of thyroid eye disease medication on intraocular pressure
West Virginia University fourth-year medical student Stephen Chen recently partnered with Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences professor John Nguyen, M.D., to investigate the effects of teprotumumab on intraocular pressure among thyroid eye disease patients.
WVU School of Medicine Eastern Campus Class of 2024 celebrates Match Day
The West Virginia University School of Medicine’s Eastern Campus recently celebrated Match Day, where fourth-year medical students were given their letters and learned where they will spend the next several years completing their residency training.
Annual research symposium helps Eastern Campus students and residents build vital research skills
For more than a decade, the annual research symposium at the WVU School of Medicine’s Eastern Campus has provided learners with a platform to conduct vital research while building their investigative and presentation skills.
HSCommunity: Service and Giving
As you move through this month, I ask that you consider one thing – ways you can give back.
Microsoft making new version of Teams the default interface
A new version of Microsoft Teams that makes it easier to collaborate across the main WVU and Health Sciences environments will become the default platform starting Sunday, March 31.
Match Day 2024: Rural Family Medicine Residency Program welcomes five rural scholars to Class of 2027
The West Virginia University School of Medicine Rural Family Medicine Residency Program will welcome five West Virginia medical students to the program in July. For the first time in the program’s history, each incoming resident is a current rural scholar from either the West Virginia University School of Medicine or the West Virginia School for Osteopathic Medicine.
WVU School of Medicine to start enrolling students in respiratory therapy program
The West Virginia University School of Medicine’s Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy (BRST) program has earned provisional accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care, making it one of two BRST programs in West Virginia.
‘Protecting, Connecting and Thriving’: WVU School of Public Health to celebrate national week of recognition
The WVU School of Public Health encourages everyone to join in with students, faculty and staff to celebrate National Public Health Week with a series of events, April 1-5, focused on collaboration and community engagement. All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.
WVU in the News: GIFTED: The Docuseries premieres tonight at WPHS
The Wheeling Intelligencer reports on the premiere of GIFTED: The Docuseries, the story of Wheeling native Heather Miller and her untimely death and the gift of organ donation. Miller was a student in the WVU School of Nursing at the time of her death.