Panel discussion to discuss relationship between art and war

February 23, 2023

Art exists not only to allow humankind to express itself, but also to help us understand problems and concepts that sometimes feel too large or heavy to grasp. A panel discussion today at the Museum Education Center in the Art Museum of WVU will look at pieces portraying a difficult issue that’s confronted people since the beginning of time: War. “Combat and Art: An Interdisciplinary Conversation” begins at 6 p.m. This is an in-person event. A recording will be posted to the Art Museum’s YouTube playlist in the days following the talk. The discussion is inspired by ...

Gee highlights service, students, changes at latest BOG meeting

February 21, 2023

WVU TODAY West Virginia University President Gordon Gee said service is the cornerstone of everything the university does. Not only is it a core value, but it reflects WVU’s commitment to people — not only to students who attend the school, but to everyone who calls the state ...

Share the love, register as an organ donor

February 11, 2023

The WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance and the Center for Organ Recovery and Education encourages everyone to share the love by registering to be an organ donor this Valentine’s Day, which is also National Donor Day. Observed every year on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, National Donor Day is an observance dedicated to spreading awareness and education about organ and tissue donation. It was started in 1998 by the United Auto Workers and is supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. More than 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for a life-saving transplant. The ...

Virtual open house to be held for Bachelor of Science in Nursing program

February 8, 2023

WVU MEDICINE The West Virginia University School of Nursing will host a spring 2023 Virtual Open House for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at 6 p.m. Monday. This event will feature information for the Morgantown, Beckley and Keyser campuses. During the event, attendees can hear from a panel of guests, including Dean Tara Hulsey, School of Nursing faculty and staff and SON Student Ambassadors — all of whom will provide insight into the program, answer questions and address concerns. The virtual open house is geared toward high school juniors and seniors, ...

WVU students show off efforts during Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol

February 7, 2023

West Virginia University students will participate in Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol Friday. In all, 68 undergraduate research students from WVU will travel to Charleston to share the research they are working on from 9-11:30 a.m. in the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Complex, 1900 ...

Surgeon enhances convenience of office-based surgeries

February 4, 2023

WVU MEDICINE WVU Medicine orthopaedic hand, elbow, and shoulder surgeon Rd. Shafic Sraj offers patients undergoing office-based surgery the convenience of virtual post-operative care through MyWVUChart, WVU Medicine’s online patient portal. Sraj saw adopting an app-based follow-up process as the natural progression to the wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet, WALANT, procedures performed in the office setting. Patients who are comfortable using the app are offered the option to use its secure messaging feature for their follow up after routine, low-risk procedures. “We ...