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United Way Mon and Preston Counties announce 2023 Campaign co-chairs

Batter up, huddle up, tee it up, aim high and all those other fun sports cliches. United Way is proud to announce its 2023 Campaign co-chairs who are going to change the game for this community. As the 2023 campaign for the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties is about to kick ...

Prevalence of gender-diverse youth exceeds previous estimates

WVU TODAY Gender-diverse youth are at an increased risk of suicide and depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the prevalence of gender diversity is largely unknown — especially in rural areas, where studies of the topic are rare. To fill that knowledge gap, researchers at West Virginia University — along with colleagues at the University of Washington and Boise State University — surveyed junior high and high school students in rural Appalachia about their gender identity. They asked about the students’ internal sense of being male, ...

WVU announces Fall Fest concert lineup

FallFest, West Virginia University’s welcome-back-to-campus concert returns Tuesday with Polo G, Dustin Lynch, Dirty Heads and Tay Money. The concert gets underway at 5:45 p.m. on the Evansdale Rec Fields adjacent to the Student Rec Center. FallFest is free and open to WVU Students with valid WVU Student IDs. Chicago native and Columbia Records artist Polo G is one of music’s top rising talents. His 2021 album “Hall of Fame” debuted at No. 1 on the “Billboard” Top 200. His four-time platinum No. 1 single “RAPSTAR” earned him his first nomination at the 2021 MTV ...

Addiction Nursing Care courses encourage informed, compassionate care

WVU SCHOOL OF NURSING Through two West Virginia University School of Nursing continuing professional development courses, nurses and other healthcare providers in the state can better understand the needs of patients with substance use disorder (SUD) and how to best treat them. Addiction Nursing Care features two courses — Office-Based Medication Assisted Treatment (OBMAT) and Nursing Competencies in Addiction Care. “In our state in particular, anybody in healthcare practice is going to encounter people with substance use disorder. You just can’t avoid it, whether ...

Mountain Line to start fall schedule on Monday

Beginning Monday, Mountain Line will begin its Fall Schedule in Morgantown and Monongalia County. The routes Blue & Gold (Route 38): Evening service will run Monday through Friday from 6:40-8:40 p.m. This service will run throughout the Fall and Spring Semesters, including the breaks. West Run (Route 30): Daily service from 7:10 a.m.-4:50 p.m. will continue to run as it does year round. West Run Express (Route 30): Evening service will run Monday through Friday from 5:10-8:30 p.m., with the exception of Fall, Winter and Spring Breaks. West Run Late Night (Route 30): ...