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Highland CEO returns to roots to help recognize outstanding students

The President and Chief Executive Officer of Highland Hospital Association will join West Virginia University School of Nursing faculty and staff as they celebrate the achievements of outstanding nursing students at this year’s Lorita D. Jenab Lectureship. The lecture is a highlight of the School’s annual night of recognition, starting at 7 p.m. Friday, April 17 at the WVU Health Sciences Center’s Fukushima Auditorium.

Healthy and Self-Sufficient

Twice a month, visitors known as the MUSHROOM Team roam the halls of the Bartlett House Transitional Facility on West Run Road in Morgantown. The team of WVU health sciences students and professors offers preventive healthcare to residents who were once homeless. Knocking on doors, the team discovers a new story and a bonding experience in each apartment.

WVU SON Graduate Programs Ranked 10th in Nation

WVU School of Nursing online graduate programs rank 10th in the Nation, according to Graduate Programs Foundation. A non-profit organization, the Foundation has released its Fall 2014 Online Nursing Grad Rankings according to students, enumerating the best graduate programs in the country based on ratings and reviews from current or recent graduates.

NIH grants WVU $10.7 million for stroke research

With the help of a major federal grant, West Virginia University is bolstering its faculty and scientific research on stroke to mitigate the devastating effects of the disease across the state and the nation. The grant of $10.7 million over the next five years, including more than $2.1 million this year, will have a transformational effect on basic and translational stroke research at WVU. The funding will enhance mentoring and development of five junior investigators and their research programs as well as support core resources.