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School of Nursing Fall Commencement

School of Nursing Fall commencement is scheduled for December 15th at 2 PM.

School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony

School of Nursing to host Pinning Ceremony on December 14th at 5 PM.

School of Nursing Sophomore Pledge Ceremony

School of Nursing to host Sophomore Pledge Ceremony for the Fall semester on September 29th at 5:30. For more information click here.

Discussion leaders named for Post-Charlottesville Town Hall

Seven volunteer discussion leaders will take part in the Health Sciences-WVU Medcine Town Hall this Wednesday (Sept. 20) at noon in the Patteson Auditorium at WVU.

WVU, WV attorney general expand eighth grade drug prevention program

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and West Virginia University have partnered to expand a program aimed at sharing drug abuse prevention information with eighth grade students in West Virginia.  The initiative, launched in March with the West Virginia University School of Nursing, now also involves West Virginia University’s School of Pharmacy and two other universities.  

Student and faculty international travel grants available

In honor of the legacy of a long-time staff member in WVU’s Global Health Program, the Global Engagement Office (GEO) at Health Sciences is pleased to announce that the application period for the Nancy Sanders Memorial Student Travel Grant and the Nancy Sanders Memorial Faculty Research Abroad Grant is now open.

WVU health care simulation week kicks off Sept. 12

September 12 kicks off national Health Care Simulation Week, and the WV STEPS Center welcomes visitors to a series of events highlighting simulation education.

WVU Department of Family Medicine to host 43rd Annual Hal Wanger Family Medicine Conference

The event will take place Sept. 14-15 at the Holiday Inn, Morgantown, off Pineview Drive. The deadline to register for the conference is Sept. 7.

Festival of Ideas presents ‘Opioid Crisis in America’ with Dr. Petros Levounis

Join Dr. Petros Levounis as he discusses the opioid crisis of the 21st century. The opioid crisis can be traced back to the 1980s when a catastrophic medical mistake opened the door to liberal prescribing of narcotics. The perfect storm of powerful molecules, complex brain physiology, and an over-aggressive pharmaceutical industry, which capitalized on that original error, lead to the current epidemic.

Coming soon: MyExpenses will reduce risk of error, speed up reimbursements

Faculty and staff are invited to learn about the new travel and expense management tool, MyExpenses, at several open-house demonstrations around campus in August. Reservations are not required.