West Virginia University telehealth experts Dr. Margaret Jaynes and Steve Davis believe that this approach to healthcare is cost-effective, beneficial to the most vulnerable and rural residents in West Virginia and can help flatten the curve of COVID-19 spread because there’s no live face-to-face interaction.
Even during the COVID-19 global pandemic, West Virginia University pediatricians Dr. Lisa Costello and Dr. Kathryn S. Moffett recommend parents and caregivers continue their children’s routine well child visits to screen for health and development and immunizations to prevent outbreaks of more common diseases.
West Virginia University students can explore their passion for sports through an exclusive internship arrangement with WVU Athletics that allows them to see “behind the scenes” in planning and executing athletics events.
Using blue dye to represent coronavirus droplets, the Center for Inhalation Toxicology in the WVU School of Medicine produced “coughs” discharging from a mannequin’s mouth to see where droplets would land.
The benching of the Redskins name for Washington’s NFL franchise is a touchdown for social progress, and even the economics of the team and the league, according to experts at West Virginia University. Monday’s (July 13) decision comes on the heels of weeks of racial tension across the country and corporate sponsorship pressure, particularly from FedEx, which owns the naming rights to the team stadium.
How to professionally network in the post COVID-19 digital age workshop, hosted by West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics.
Experts from around the region will be available to help West Virginia teachers prepare their students to make smart financial decisions as they enter college and the workforce in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finance University, led by Naomi Boyd from the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University is a virtual event this year, taking place July 16-17 and July 20-21. It is open to all West Virginia teachers and educators in neighboring counties in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
The Trump administration’s plan to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, effective July 6, 2021, could reshape global diplomacy and weaken public health efforts at home, particularly amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to West Virginia University experts in health and public policy.
A new on-campus, non-degree certificate program—Country Roads—designed for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities will provide courses, social engagement and applied work experience. The two-year core track focuses on independent living skills and workforce preparedness, plus the option of an advanced track. Students will live in a shared residential housing arrangement. Applications for the program are due next week (July 15).
Brian Lego, research assistant professor in the WVU Bureau of Business and Economic Research, said the real economic impacts of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s cancellation will likely be felt to an even greater extent on the ability to develop Marcellus and Utica shale gas resources from extraction all the way through to downstream processing activities.