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Delegates bewildered over veto

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 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 ...