Senator Capito pays visit to town: Takes tour of WVU forensics lab

August 24, 2022

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today met with students and faculty of West Virginia University’s (WVU) Department of Forensic and Investigative Science. During the visit, Senator Capito received an overview of the program, and learned more about the university’s plans to use recent funding through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request she secured to support the purchase of new equipment. “WVU’s continued recognition as an R-1 institution reinforces that the work happening in Morgantown is on par with any higher education institution in the nation, and ...

WVU plans Reynolds Hall grand opening on Friday, Aug. 26

August 22, 2022

MORGANTOWN — WVU will hold a grand opening for the new Reynolds Hall on Friday. The Dominion Post file photo Built on the site of the old Stansbury Hall, Reynolds will be the new home of the John Chambers College of Business and Economics. It is more than 186,000 square feet — twice ...

WVU researchers study gas pipeline impact on potentially endangered wood turtles

August 19, 2022

MORGANTOWN -- A West Virginia University research team is studying how oil and natural gas pipeline construction may be creating threats to wood turtles, a semi-aquatic reptile found in the northeastern part of the United States, including West Virginia. Wood turtles have likely lost more ...

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

August 19, 2022

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 ...

WVU receives $1M federal grant to continue, expand Rural Communities Opioid Response Program

August 17, 2022

MORGANTOWN – WVU has received a $1 million federal grant to continue its Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP), to bring opioid prevention, treatment and recovery resources to 10 rural counties. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito jointly announced the grant Wednesday, ...

Prevalence of gender-diverse youth exceeds previous estimates

August 17, 2022

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, ...