MORGANTOWN — Former WVU President and current law professor David Hardesty taught his final class Tuesday morning. One of the names most synonymous with the state’s land-grant institution is officially […]
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Bomb dogs sweep stands for explosives before every WVU game
MORGANTOWN — Before 60,000 or more screaming fans fill the seats at Mountaineer Field to cheer the football team, to a trio of noses works hard to make sure Milan […]
West Virginia University settles suit in student’s death at fraternity house
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia University Board of Governors has settled a lawsuit over a student’s 2014 death at a fraternity house for $250,000. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the state […]
Berhanu family: Leah will live on; legacy continues through scholarship
MORGANTOWN — Rebecca Berhanu wants Morgantown to know: The legacy of her late sister will support the things Leah loved. Leah Berhanu, a 21-year-old Morgantown native and WVU engineering student, […]
Former counsel Bruce Walker weighs in on higher ed
CHARLESTON — Bruce is back. Maybe not back, exactly. But offering a piece of his mind. Bruce Walker is the 30-year counsel for West Virginia’s higher education system. He recently […]
WVU students to be heard before the U.S. Supreme Court
MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Supreme court will hear a case being handled by a clinic at the WVU College of Law on Dec. 3, according to a press release from […]
WVU tests non-opioid implant to relieve chronic pain
MORGANTOWN — The Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at WVU enrolled the first patient in a randomized clinical trial that will test the effectiveness of an injectable non-opioid, non-steroid micropellet to treat […]
Team studies cystic fibrosis, focuses on strain of pneumonia bacteria
MORGANTOWN — About half of all people with cystic fibrosis, the most common genetic disorder in the U.S., die from a lung disease before they turn 40, according to WVU. […]
Family of student who fell down stairs at fraternity house asks hospital to stop giving condition updates
MORGANTOWN — The family of the WVU student who fell down the stairs at a fraternity house more than a week ago asked J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital officials not to […]
Nonprofit’s lawsuit seeking WVU documentation on China energy agreement heading to court
CHARLESTON — More than a year after it was announced, details of West Virginia’s investment agreement with China Energy remain a mystery, but the court system could bring the arrangement […]









