David and JoAnn Shaw Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety recently attained full accreditation by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare’s accreditation council.
The West Virginia University Office of Research and Graduate Education will host an "Evening of Science" Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. on the 4th floor at Evansdale Crossing.
WVU’s Office of Accessibility Services' new database Student Accommodation Management for Mountaineers (SAMM) is now available online, providing faculty members with easier access to information about the disability accommodations authorized in their classes.
Nurses who want to become nurse anesthetists can now work toward that degree through the WVU School of Nursing.
The West Virginia University School of Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program on the WVU Potomac State campus welcomed four new faculty to the program this year.
The Global Health Program at WVU Health Sciences will sponsor WVU Global Health Week Oct. 14-18 at noon in room 1905 Health Sciences North. Lunch is provided to those who RSVP by Oct. 7.
The School of Nursing’s student organization P.O.U.N.D is selling nurses t-shirts to faculty, staff and students for $15.
America’s opioid epidemic will go down in history alongside the Spanish flu, typhoid, polio and AIDS as one of our worst public health disasters. Between 1999 and 2017, almost 218,000 people in the United States died from overdoses connected to prescription opioids, and almost as many more died from overdoses connected to illicit opioids. Of the 70,000 drug overdose deaths in 2017, two-thirds of them were opioid-connected. Deaths continue at the rate of 130 a day.
Since 2009, the NPA has sponsored National Postdoc Appreciation Day/Week to recognize the significant contributions that postdoctoral scholars make to U.S. research and discovery. WVU HSC will be celebrating the HSC Postdocs on Thursday, September 19th, Noon-1:00 PM, in the hallway behind the Pylons lobby. Everyone is welcome to stop by for scientific posters, pizza and cake.
West Virginia University Potomac State College will recognize various individuals during Homecoming festivities this fall. Among those being honored at the awards banquet on September 28 is Tara Hulsey, who will be recognized with the Distinguished Service Award.