Tara Hulsey, dean and E. Jane Martin Endowed Professor in the School of Nursing, has been reelected as the president of the West Virginia RN Board for a two-year term.
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After nearly a decade of service to the School of Dentistry, Karen Coombs will retire from her role as director of development on Feb. 7.
Gregory Epps, senior advisor and program manager for the Health Sciences Center, received the 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award for his exceptional contributions to both the academic and broader communities of West Virginia.
Peyton Duncan, a pre-nursing major from Romney, was presented with the Catamounts Climb Higher Award for December at WVU Potomac State College.
Dee O’Palko has assumed the role of director of development, replacing Karen Coombs who will provide transitional support until her retirement on Feb. 7.
The Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute is partnering with the School of Nursing to offer an innovative, two-credit elective course titled “Advanced Life-Saving Technologies in the Critical Care Environment” to senior nursing students across the Morgantown, Keyser, Beckley and Bridgeport campuses.