MORGANTOWN — An award-winning West Virginia author whose Appalachian roots inspire her characters will return to WVU this fall as writer-in-residence. Ann Pancake will teach courses in Appalachian literature, environmental […]
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Students present their research projects at annual poster competition
MORGANTOWN — Undergraduates at WVU spent several weeks honing their research skills and sharing them with middle schoolers through a poster competition at a summer symposium. “This is just a […]
WVU Foundation raises more than $161 million, second-highest in history
MORGANTOWN — The WVU Foundation raised more than $161 million during Fiscal Year 2018, making it the second-highest fundraising year in its history, the foundation reported. The exact figure was […]
Caregivers, professionals learn about disease at Alzheimer’s University
MORGANTOWN — J.T. Hunter believes life put him where he was meant to be. Hunter, who is the Family Services coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Association, learned about the disease the […]
Research team to study overdose risk in rural areas
MORGANTOWN — Drug overdose deaths are on the rise in rural areas, and in some cases are overtaking death rates in urban areas. But unlike urban areas, there is little […]
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute gains national recognition for life-saving ECMO treatment
MORGANTOWN — The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute has been presented the ELSO Center of Excellence Silver Life Support Award from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO). The WVU Heart […]
Group of WVU students create interactive sculpture
MORGANTOWN — An interactive sculpture on display at WVU’s Evansdale Library illustrates the structure and function of a particular enzyme and can charge your smartphone. The metal, wood and ceramic […]
New WVU research facility will extract rare earth elements from acid mine drainage
MORGANTOWN — WVU researchers are opening a new facility to capture valuable materials from a novel source — acid mine drainage from coal mining — turning the unwanted waste into […]
New accelerated program to be offered to WVU medical students
MORGANTOWN — For WVU students who enter the medical program, beginning with the class of 2022, they will have the opportunity to apply for a program that will save them […]
Celebration of Life planned for Dr. Lapp
MORGANTOWN — A Celebration of Life service is planned for Dr. LeRoy “Lee” Lapp, a pioneer in the study of lung diseases in West Virginia coal miners. He died Monday […]
