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 ...

Heart and Vascular Institute team leads national study

February 2, 2023

WVU MEDICINE A team of researchers led by Dr. Vinay Badhwar, professor and executive chair of the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, and including Dr. J. Hunter Mehaffey, assistant professor in the WVU Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, and other cardiology and cardiac surgery leaders from across the United States, has provided important clarity on the safety and outcomes of an important surgical treatment of mitral valve regurgitation, or leakage, caused by mitral valve prolapse. The mitral valve is the central valve of the heart, and it serves as a one-way gate ...

Celebrating women in sports

February 2, 2023

The West Virginia University women's basketball team celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day Wednesday. The team returned to Morgantown to square off against Texas for the first time this season. During Wednesday's game, the Mountaineers also celebrated the 50th anniversary of ...

WVU holds annual Day at the Legislature

February 1, 2023

Tuesday marked the annual WVU Day at the Legislature, recognized in the Senate with a resolution and in the House with a citation. In the Senate, WVU President Gordon Gee, Mountaineer Mary Roush and other officials watched from the balcony as Sen. Mike Oliverio, R-Monongalia, presented SR ...