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Program that puts students from rural W.Va. on paths to success launched

WVU TODAY Maintaining a sharp focus on the unique needs of rural, underrepresented West Virginia University students, the Office of Student Success welcomes its first cohort of Mountain Scholars this fall. The Mountain Scholars Program is designed to create a culture of support for incoming first-year students from rural areas of West Virginia as they work toward academic success while also preparing them for jobs in the Mountain State. “The program will help our in-state students transition to college life, build a sense of community and belonging and develop a deeper ...

Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute expands Alzheimer’s research in latest trial

WVU MEDICINE The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) launched afirst-in-the-world clinical trial pairing focused ultrasound treatment with Alzheimer’s antibody drug therapy to a targeted area of the brain, unlocking new potential for the treatment of the disease. The first participant, a 77-year-old man from West Virginia, received the combination of Aduhelm (generic: aducanumab), a monoclonal antibody treatment that targets beta amyloid plaques as part of the FDA-approved trial. With the antibody in the patient’s bloodstream, researchers aimed ...

Reynolds Hall Opens

WVU TODAY Reynolds Hall, the futuristic 186,000-square-foot complex set to transform learning and research in higher ed, is officially open for business. The new home of the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics, Reynolds Hall held its grand-opening ...

Happy Birthday WVU Art Museum

A seventh birthday celebration was held Thursday in the West Virginia University Art Museum. The event marked the seventh anniversary of the opening of the museum at 20 Fine Arts Drive, the former home of the Erickson Alumni Center. There was a special reception and viewing of new ...

Libraries receive NEH grant to digitize newspapers

WVU TODAY The National Endowment for the Humanities is awarding the West Virginia University Libraries’ West Virginia and Regional History Center a grant — its sixth from the NEH, this one totaling $162,155 — allowing it to continue its important work of digitizing newspapers ...

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

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 ...