WVU Today Transitioning home after a stay in a nursing home or long-term care facility can be a difficult experience, oftentimes leading to hospitalization or reinstitution. But preliminary results from […]
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Bridging the Gap
WVU Today In 2014, around 10,000 gallons of a coal-washing chemical called MCHM spilled into the Elk River near Charleston, affecting 30,000 residents in nine counties. Two years later, floods […]
Exposure to pollutants, increased free-radical damage speeds up aging, per WVU-led study
WVU Today Every day, our bodies face a bombardment of UV rays, ozone, cigarette smoke, industrial chemicals and other hazards. This exposure can lead to free-radical production in our bodies, […]
Board of Governors approves 2022 budget, tuition rates
WVU Today The West Virginia University Board of Governors Friday approved an estimated $1.1 billion budget for the coming fiscal year, including a nearly 2% increase in tuition across the […]
University of Alabama to replicate WVU’s Health Sciences and Technology Academy
WVU Today A 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 […]
Doctors at WVU Medicine use sleep disorder program to improve patient outcomes
MORGANTOWN– Doctors at WVU Medicine are turning to a novel sleep disorder screening program to reduce the number of hospital readmissions and improve patient outcomes. Sleep apnea and other sleep […]
WVU institute uses new brain treatment
WVU Medicine The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute announced Monday the first procedure in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and among the first in the U.S., to use new deep […]
Team finishes third in EcoCAR Mobility Challenge
WVU Today The culmination of three years of dedication, research excellence and the work of nearly 90 students across multiple disciplines propelled the West Virginia University EcoCAR team to a […]
Faith-community nurses promote physical activity among congregants
WVU Today If someone joins a church, mosque or synagogue, they may be seeking better emotional or spiritual health. But according to research out of West Virginia University, faith communities […]
WVU student recognized for research
WVU Today West Virginia University student Teagan Kuzniar was first drawn to environmental issues after a guest lecture in her high school science class from a member of the Friends […]
