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WVU Medicine plans new, 2-year nursing school

WVU Medicine is making another investment to secure the future of nursing care for patients in West Virginia and surrounding regions by establishing a new, two-year nursing school directly affiliated with the WVU Health System. Plans for the WVU Medicine Center for Nursing Education (the Center) received provisional approval from the West Virginia RN Board on March 8. The 21-month diploma program would serve as an alternative to traditional two-year nursing schools, where students earn associate degrees. Students at the Center can anticipate an innovative approach to nursing ...

WVU Medicine Children’s, PBS team up for reading event

Patients were invited to the Hostetler Family Resource Center at WVU Medicine Children’s to read a book with School Intervention Specialist Courtney Cook and therapy dog Atlas, as part of Read Across America Week. PBS character “Super Why” was also in attendance. Patients who were ...

Manchin announces $952K for 3 research projects at WVU

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $952,638 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for three research projects at West Virginia University. The funding will support research into mathematical equations, the impacts of droughts on ...

Richwood native to put on the buckskins

Braden Adkins is done being a backup. The West Virginia University junior from Richwood served as the 2023-24 alternate Mountaineer mascot. On Saturday, Adkins was announced as the 2024-25 Mountaineer during the WVU-Texas Tech men’s basketball game at the Coliseum. “The ...