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Team earns $2.9 million to monitor wastewater statewide for COVID-19

MORANTOWN -- Just like the COVID-19 virus itself, the means of monitoring and testing for it in wastewater have evolved into a new beast more than a year later. In 2020, West Virginia University researchers would prop open a manhole cover, dip down a bottle to collect wastewater and then ...

WVU engineers take on data transfer limits during space exploration

MORGANTOWN -- Engineers at West Virginia University are helping to solve one of the greatest limitations of space exploration — sending and receiving information between a spacecraft and the ground station — thanks to a $750,000 award from NASA’s highly competitive Established Program ...

WVU to celebrate organic farming with field day

MORGANTOWN—West Virginia University is celebrating organic farming with hands-on activities, workshops, farm tours and more through this year's Organic Farm Field Day. The field day will be held from 2-7 p.m. Aug. 28 at the WVU Organic Farm. From livestock production techniques to ...

Talkspace addresses mental health

WVU Today As a new semester begins, West Virginia University is increasing services to address students’ emotional and mental health needs and promote the awareness of resources available. Talkspace The university launched a partnership with Talkspace this month. Talkspace has a ...

WVU: Vaccines remain optional for students and staff, with exceptions

MORGANTOWN — While WVU Medicine is now requiring COVID-19 vaccines for all of its employees, the shots remain optional for WVU students and staff — with some exceptions. The exceptions: “Those on the Health Sciences Campus involved in patient care, including residents, fellows and ...

Sunday Night Lights

Newsroom@DominionPost.com The ongoing pandemic has robbed WVU students of  many in-person milestones, but the classes of 2024 and 2025 now have at least one keepsake that COVID didn’t take. The university held  Sunday Night Lights  Aug. 15; and a rescheduled  ...