Show support on WVU Day of Giving

March 19, 2024

WVU Day of Giving returns Wednesday, and supporters can earmark donations to go to Rosenbaum Family House. “Rosenbaum Family House is so special to me because it has allowed me to get radiation in Morgantown without having to drive from Parkersburg, … almost two hours away,” said Sue Lamp, a recent patient who visited with her daughter, Elizabeth Corbitt. “It allows me to have the best state-of-the-art care that is available in West Virginia at a reasonable price that I can afford. It’s a blessing to have an apartment that is beautiful to come ‘home’ after treatment and ...

Delegates bewildered over veto

March 19, 2024

Delegate Joe Statler was at an education conference out of state when he heard the governor vetoed a bill intended to provide $2 million support groundbreaking research at West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. Statler, R-Monongalia, was gobsmacked. “You talk about something that caught me completely off guard,” he said. His colleague, Delegate John Williams, heard about the veto by text message. “I thought that it was a joke because I was so shocked by it,” said Williams, D-Monongalia. “When you think about the applications of this ...

WVU Board of Governors takes first look at proposed rule to guide presidential searches and evaluations

March 18, 2024

MORGANTOWN — The WVU Board of Governors took a first look on Monday at a proposed new rule to guide its search for a new president. The BOG approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking during its special meeting and set a public comment period to run Tuesday, March 19, through April ...

Manchin announces $20.5M for West Virginia University Research Corp. projects

March 16, 2024

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), chair of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced a total of $13,800,000 in funding through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office for two projects at West Virginia University Research Corp. to ...

School of Medicine graduating students discover where country roads will take them next

March 16, 2024

More than 100 West Virginia University School of Medicine graduating medical students across three campuses opened envelopes Friday afternoon and learned where their medical journey will take them next. Match Day is the national day when fourth-year medical students learn where they will ...

WVU Medicine plans new, 2-year nursing school

March 14, 2024

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 ...