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Virtual Regional Community Meetings for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Scheduled
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
West Virginia families and community members affected by substance use disorders or mental health issues: We want to hear from you!Read Virtual Regional Community Meetings for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Scheduled full story
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First graduating class ready to make a difference in healthcare behind the scenes
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Like many students navigating their options, Nicholas McCardle couldn’t quite pin down a major. He bounced back and forth between healthcare, business and law.Read First graduating class ready to make a difference in healthcare behind the scenes full story
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Credit and non-credit options now available for online course on COVID-19 contact tracing
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Launched earlier this month, this course aims to train a ready pool of public health investigators in West Virginia. Now available as both a free, non-credit course for volunteers and as a credit bearing course for students, all participants who complete the training are required to assist with contact tracing efforts as needed throughout the COVID-19 public health crisis. -
COVID-19 Testing and Campus Update
Monday, May 11, 2020
As the University begins to increase some on-campus research and clinical activities, particularly at the Health Sciences Center, it is important to remember that current COVID-19 testing capacity remains limited and that social distancing recommendations are still in place. -
Billions of people could be invisible in COVID-19 contract tracing efforts utilizing smartphone apps
Monday, May 11, 2020
A West Virginia University consumer law expert says recent announcements by Apple and Google that they’re developing a system to enable widespread contact tracing in an effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic raises significant questions beyond whether such a plan might even be effective.