https://sole.hsc.wvu.edu/Apps/News/rss/CentersandInstitutes/HSTA50 most recent storiesen-US0833d2b7-4c38-4b76-a63f-d802b92e1ee6https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=from-coal-country-tooperating-room-dr-baker-s-full-circle-journeysomempowerGrowing up in rural McDowell County, West Virginia, Nicholas Baker, MD, FACS, associate professor of thoracic surgery with the West Virginia University School of Medicine Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, saw few options for his future. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -05002025-11-04T15:22:36-05:00405b2f8e-7e9c-49ab-8360-e15fca23726ehttps://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=hsta-awards-ceremony-slated-for-nov-17-members-to-celebrate-successes-and-recognize-effortsThe West Virginia Health Sciences and Technology Academy is set to honor individuals' efforts and build on the vision that's been empowering West Virginia's youth through its transformative programming during the group's annual Stephen Rhon Starks Leadership Legacy Award Luncheon.Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -05002025-11-04T09:31:28-05:009acd9a53-a2b0-4df6-807a-94ede2d1d2f9https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=hsta-seniors-explore-robotic-surgery-with-wvu-alum-at-summer-institutesomeducateHigh school seniors participating in the Health Sciences & Technology Academy (HSTA) Summer Institute at West Virginia University had the opportunity to step into the world of robotic surgery with guidance from someone who once stood where they are now.Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -04002025-07-25T16:25:23-04:00a0598d17-b198-450b-924a-2907e05d8a2ehttps://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=join-us-forfourth-annual-community-health-expo-april-13The West Virginia University Health Sciences and Technology Academy Alumni and Ambassadors Association, Minorities Association of Pre-Healthcare Students and the Student National Medical Association will host the Fourth Annual Community Health Expo and Walk from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 13, outside the WVU Student Recreation Center.Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -04002025-04-03T14:02:25-04:00e027fd91-cc3c-47e9-950f-285422fcb100https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=third-annual-heart-health-and-black-history-month-panel-engages-wvu-communityWest Virginia University students, faculty and community members gathered Feb. 26 for the third annual Heart Health and Black History Month Panel, a student-led event focused on wellness, health care challenges and community engagement.Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -04002025-03-18T08:38:46-04:00768a7ba4-1c56-4dd1-b2ca-c952c9f99455https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=the-third-annual-heart-health-and-black-history-month-discussion-panel-will-take-place-wednesday-febThe third annual Heart Health and Black History Month discussion panel will take place Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the Mountainlair Gluck Theater.Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -05002025-02-20T18:30:30-05:006a07102d-2275-40e6-a29b-f50271b66e9ehttps://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=hsta-celebrates-30-years-of-successes-turns-vision-to-futureThe West Virginia Health Sciences and Technology Academy recently celebrated more than three decades of empowering West Virginia's youth through its transformative programming with an event that took place in Flatwoods, West Virginia, in November.Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -05002024-12-17T10:25:36-05:00087c8a5a-ff9f-405f-8255-cc7f17a12f85https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=campus-experience-at-wvu-prepares-state-s-youth-for-future-successsomdiscoverHigh school students from across West Virginia got a feel for college life this summer during the Health Sciences & Technology Academy's 31st annual summer camp programThu, 25 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -04002024-09-18T10:55:41-04:00fef99edf-c7ec-4c73-b6b7-4398164aa281https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=high-school-students-can-explore-orthopedic-surgery-and-engineering-during-one-day-eventThe West Virginia University School of Medicine is partnering with The Perry Initiative to let local high-school students explore careers in medicine and engineering.Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -04002023-11-03T10:04:52-04:00f106a2fe-b0df-4889-bc29-1badc7df9c83https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=health-sciences-technology-academy-bridge-initiative-at-wvu-partner-to-provide-new-opportunities-forThe Health Sciences & Technology Academy and Bridge Initiative for Science and Technology Policy, Leadership and Communications at West Virginia University are partnering to provide new experiential learning opportunities for high school students in West Virginia through a Network Challenge Grant from the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN).Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -04002023-10-20T09:17:05-04:0013f3598c-fc7f-41c0-9a09-b5b9260b65a3https://wwhseagledispatch.org/2168/news/one-school-three-nationally-recognized-students/https://wwhseagledispatch.org/2168/news/one-school-three-nationally-recognized-students/Mon, 09 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -04002023-10-20T09:10:52-04:0085488295-1c38-4a1e-8e74-af2d7208f10fhttps://www.wdtv.com/2023/10/03/wvus-hsta-program-looking-extend-reach-amongst-youth/The Health Sciences and Technology Academy, or HSTA, at West Virginia University is looking to increase the interest of middle school students across the state in the subjects of STEM and mathematics.Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -04002023-10-09T08:28:27-04:000ae95c16-a597-4755-a1f5-e741a4fc13eahttps://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2023/10/02/health-sciences-technology-academy-at-wvu-expanding-to-engage-middle-schoolers-across-the-stateThe Health Sciences & Technology Academy at West Virginia University is expanding its reach to engage middle school students across the state in community-based participatory research.Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -04002023-10-02T16:08:02-04:0009bf9961-1857-4781-ba57-029af252e65ehttps://www.journal-news.net/journal-news/health-sciences-and-technology-academy-program-helps-students-prepare-for-college/article_bd07cb1d-f153-561d-ad32-e4013e329646.htmlThe Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA) is a four-year program offered throughout the state where high school students follow a special curriculum focusing on health, science, technology and math. Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 -04002023-05-15T14:30:00-04:00568b9f50-b1b5-4c6d-953c-a7cc8d46451chttps://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=nursing-provides-opportunity-for-twins-to-provide-doublecare-to-their-hometown-communityFrom taking their first steps as children to taking their first steps across the stage at graduation, twins Courtni LaRue DeWitt and Julie LaRue Smith have been walking through life together.Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:00 -04002023-05-15T14:17:00-04:007ce1ba9e-c092-44e6-9789-9b959bb5df67https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=hsta-s-ateria-walker-chosen-to-study-abroadAteria Walker, an alumna of the Health Sciences & Technology Academy (HSTA), is one of four students at the West Virginia University School of Nursing who have been selected to receive study abroad scholarships.Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -05002023-02-01T13:42:41-05:00e7bb4318-2378-4630-a082-6cdb27c0e8bchttps://www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/262For over a decade, the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program has partnered small groups of educators with a research astronomer for original, year-long, authentic research projects. The 2023 cohort, including HSTA at Wheeling Park High School, was announced at this year's 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society.Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -05002023-01-12T14:53:24-05:007f80a778-9d87-4f83-a302-91c39e6f8532https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2022/12/08/wvu-led-initiative-engages-west-virginia-youth-in-their-communitiesThe West Virginia University School of Public Health and Health Sciences & Technology Academy are collaborating on a project that will facilitate another relationship across West Virginia — connecting the state's youth with their communities.Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -05002022-12-08T13:25:18-05:00155d4d7b-f936-4241-98df-246e39158352https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=hsta-students-receive-introduction-to-nursingHealth Sciences & Technology Academy (HSTA) students recently visited the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center to learn more about the possibility of nursing as a career.Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -04002022-07-28T16:20:00-04:003f6bea26-9898-4fbd-ad86-d759b5771620https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=health-sciences-and-technology-academy-at-wvu-provides-roadmap-for-alabamaFollowing successful implementation of the Health Sciences & Technology Academy throughout the Mountain State, West Virginia University's innovative mentoring program is set to provide opportunities for students in a second state university system beginning this summer.Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -04002022-06-21T09:28:29-04:008c4a6162-99a9-4a5e-81fd-e705cb7c56c2https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=community-snapshot-mcdowell-hsta-class-of-2022The McDowell Health Sciences & Technology Academy (HSTA) would like to recognize our class of 2022. Congratulations and best of luck as you begin your college journey.Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -04002022-06-06T10:14:25-04:00cac6a9d5-f5d5-4ee5-a7d0-975d4de4a8cahttps://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=community-invited-to-health-and-wellness-expoThe Health Sciences & Technology Academy (HSTA) is sponsoring a Community Health & Wellness Expo on Sunday, April 24 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. outside the WVU Student Recreation Center.Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -04002022-05-18T14:55:40-04:00ed83db19-a454-49f7-b956-90fdb753cc4dhttps://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-researcher-finds-overcounter-meds-needle-inhaystack-oflarger-pain-pill-epidemicDrug misuse is not exclusive to the opioid epidemic, according to a recent West Virginia University study. Every year, about 50,000 people in the United States are admitted to the emergency room due to misuse of a common over-the-counter pain medication – acetaminophen.Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -05002022-06-08T10:23:19-04:00ef59b943-3cba-4cb0-9c0c-20b2c2f39f94https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=ethnic-hair-event-aims-to-create-more-inclusive-understanding-communityThe West Virginia University Student Nurses Association (SNA) and Minorities Association of Pre-Healthcare Students (MAPS) hosted a conversation Feb. 19 about ethnic hair, including hair care and struggles in personal and professional life due to ethnic hair.Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -05002022-03-18T07:53:35-04:00c2ddfad1-4d9f-4c58-b6df-27584b63be19https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-president-gordon-gee-visits-welch-wvCommunity Snapshot: President Gee Visits Welch, WV (McDowell HSTA)Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -04002021-07-29T13:58:28-04:00c6409e09-18d4-479e-a179-7b309336ec02https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=hsta-virtual-summer-camps-to-impact-students-in-rural-west-virginiaWest Virginia University'sHealth Sciences & Technology Academy (HSTA) is holding virtual summer camps to help empower high school students in rural West Virginia. Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -04002021-07-19T13:38:11-04:004a2b8993-cb49-43ae-acb6-76fae65fe2behttps://www.wdtv.com/2021/07/13/west-virginia-college-prep-program-expands-into-alabama/WDTV reports on the expansion of West Virginia University's college prep program HSTA into Alabama. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -04002021-07-13T14:48:16-04:0071f4c9c9-e9a4-4a11-b0d0-8091f743ae4fhttps://www.wvpublic.org/section/education/2021-06-23/successful-wvu-program-heads-to-alabamaThe West Virginian Health Sciences and Technology Academy, known as HSTA, is a mentoring program housed at West Virginia University. It helps participating students succeed in science, technology, engineering and math-based undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Now, that program is going on the road. The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing in Tuscaloosa, Alabama has received a $1.2 million Science Education Partnership Award from the National Institutes of Health to set up a HSTA program there over the next five years.Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -04002021-06-24T15:08:15-04:00544d3c4d-2ebd-4c9e-a437-7b168e046194https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2021/06/21/exporting-innovation-university-of-alabama-to-replicate-health-sciences-and-technology-academy-at-wvuA one-of-a-kind mentoring program at West Virginia University that supports high school students who face social and financial challenges and connects them to STEM-based undergraduate and graduate degree programs will be replicated at The University of Alabama's Capstone College of Nursing over the next five years.Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -04002021-06-21T17:03:48-04:00058467c8-a7bc-4bba-b1ce-61455b6e993fhttps://www.fairmontstate.edu/news/school-nursing/class-2021-graduate-profile-russell-patrickRussell Patrick is used to hard work. For eight years, he worked 16-hour shifts, seven days a week in the coal mines. But this weekend, when he walks across the stage in the Feaster Center, signaling his distinction as a Fairmont State University RN-BSN graduate, he will have officially completed his most difficult – yet rewarding – challenge to date, all while heeding his father's sage advice. Fri, 11 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -04002021-06-11T13:07:07-04:0031fa928c-d6a1-4b4d-aee1-7752105863d9https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=hsta-celebrates-25-years-of-operationHealth Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA) recently celebrated 25 years of operation, during which the program graduated nearly 3,000 West Virginia students. Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -05002019-11-20T09:00:43-05:00776a53d5-c5ce-4c18-a84b-455a7450b8b0https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2019/10/10/health-sciences-and-technology-academy-celebrates-25-years-of-mentorship-and-empowermentStacey Elza Research WriterThu, 10 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -04002019-10-17T15:16:31-04:00ae5d3071-9095-4485-98e9-2e80e7e468f1https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2019/10/09/wvu-researchers-tackle-rising-health-care-costs-with-artificial-intelligenceResearchers at West Virginia University are using artificial intelligence to counter soaring costs of health care and deliver more efficient and accurate diagnoses of cardiovascular diseases.Thu, 10 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -04002019-10-10T15:35:14-04:00a2dc0d07-5a47-4f94-b833-bd2fd7f7e67fhttps://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-innews-wvu-stem-program-for-underprivileged-students-could-come-to-harrison-countyThe Harrison County Board of Education has agreed to consider an arrangement with West Virginia University to bring to the school system a STEM program that offers a full college tuition waiver to minority or underrepresented students.Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 -04002022-02-04T10:00:27-05:00