Announcements
WVU eases scholarship requirements in light of academic changes amid COVID-19 outbreak
West Virginia University students will be able to more easily focus on transitioning to online courses during the COVID-19 outbreak instead of being troubled about maintaining their scholarship eligibility during the end of the spring semester, as the University has taken steps to continue making higher education affordable.
WVU Medicine implements no visitor policy at all hospitals and outpatient clinics
WVU Medicine will implement a no-visitor policy at 8 a.m. tomorrow (March 23) at all of its hospitals and outpatient clinics.
WVU in the News: Medicare telehealth expansion vital in COVID-19 outbreak
With West Virginia reporting its first case of exposure to the new coronavirus this week, the use of telemedicine could be vital to keeping the state's older residents safe. Stephen Davis, associate professor at the West Virginia University School of Public Health, is conducting a pilot program on telemedicine in the Mountain State. He says the Trump administration's expansion of telehealth for Medicare patients will help the state prevent high-risk individuals from being exposed to the virus in health-care environments. "Telehealth will enable us to be able to deliver some type of health care without having to have some type of interaction with healthcare workers that, sadly, may be infected or become infected themselves," says Davis.
CDC COVID-19 response update for rural communities
Dr. Jay Butler, Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases, will share guidance with partners, public health practitioners, healthcare providers and others working to protect the health of rural communities.
WVU in the News: WVU expert shares that ‘telehealth’ can help limit the spread of COVID-19
A team of researchers at WVU started working on a pilot project to help patients who have recently left a healthcare facility, after a long-term stay, communicate with doctors through technology, now that might be a weapon in combating COVID-19.
March 20, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for March 20, 2020.
WVU in the News: WVU's Dr. Clay Marsh gives updates on COVID-19
During an emergency West Virginia University Board of Governors meeting Wednesday, Vice President and Executive Dean for Health Sciences Dr. Clay Marsh gave updates on COVID-19 and its potential impact on the Mountain State.
March 19, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for March 19, 2020.
Dental professionals at increased risk of exposure to novel coronavirus
Working from home is one way to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, but not every profession makes it possible. One example? Dentistry. Dentists, dental hygienists and other dental professionals face an especially high risk of occupational exposure to the virus.
WVU will not hold in-person classes this semester, campus shuts down with all work remote
West Virginia University and its divisional campuses in Keyser and Beckley will extend alternative delivery of classes through the rest of the semester in response to the continued threat of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Additionally, all employees – except for those needed to keep online operations running and a select few others – must work from home, and residence halls will remain shuttered.