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Postcast 70 – May 7, 2021

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Students raise concerns about Carruth Center

Additional reporting by Gabriella Brown After the death of Ben Pravecek, many WVU students started voicing concerns on social media about mental health services on campus, or lack thereof, offered by the Carruth Center. Pravecek, a 20-year-old business major from Harpers Ferry, fell or ...

West Virginia University professor, author receives Andrew Carnegie Fellowship

MORGANTOWN -- A West Virginia University faculty member was a recipient of the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship for 2021 in recognition of ongoing research and work regarding the diversity of gender justice. The Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Andrew Carnegie Fellowship awards each recipient $200,000 to fund “scholarship in the humanities and social sciences that addresses important and enduring issues confronting our society.” This year, 311 individuals were nominated nationwide; 26 individuals received the fellowship. Jessica Wilkerson, associate professor of history, Stuart ...

University announces new options for majors

WVU Today  To meet West Virginia’s growing demand for mental health and addiction professionals, West Virginia University will launch a new undergraduate major in mental health and addiction studies for the 2021-22 academic year. The program, housed in the College of Education ...

Pediatric ICU stay can be scary, lonely experience—for parents

MORGANTOWN -- When children are admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit, they aren’t the only ones who can find the experience sad, scary and lonely. So can their parents. A new study led by Brad Phillips — a researcher with the West Virginia University School of Nursing — ...