Fourth-year student Elijah Smith was one of seven students from colleges and universities across the country who convened at WVU for the Summer Undergraduate Vision Research Fellowship Program, researching ocular diseases, and working with faculty mentors to diagnose and treat those diseases in laboratory settings.
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The study of diagnosis delays for rare diseases from Katie Corcoran, a researcher in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, will evaluate the impact of patients’ race and gender and whether physicians share large numbers of patients.
The School of Nursing will hold an online information session for the DNP Nurse Anesthetist program at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, via Zoom.
Knowing the challenges of the area as a community insider, Kristen Goins has spearheaded an initiative in McComas to revitalize the coal camp. The community garden will help alleviate the financial burden of groceries, all while providing access to nutritious food.
Theresa Cowan, School of Nursing Charleston Campus chair, was recently selected to serve on the 2023 National League for Nursing Foundation Scholarship Selection Panel.
Marian Longstreth, a faculty member at the School of Nursing, was recently recognized by WVU Medicine as Platinum Nurse of the Year. The award is given to a direct care nurse with 20 or more years of experience who exemplifies excellence in nursing and patient care.