WVU Today In a time when most people are avoiding diseases like the plague, one West Virginia University biology student is pursuing them instead. Oxford, Pa., native Jessica Towey researches in Assistant Professor of Biology Tim Driscoll’s laboratory, which studies vector-borne ...
WVU Today Private philanthropic support is driving timely COVID-19 research by West Virginia University — along with partners at Marshall University and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources — that could ultimately save lives in the Mountain State. The ...
WVU Today “I may have spent the first 22 years of my life dreaming of a way out, but I can tell you with clear eyes and full heart I’ve spent every day since looking for a way back home.” Intuit executive and Kenova native Brad Smith hopes his words inspire others to ...
WVU Today As West Virginians receive the COVID-19 vaccine at record rates, citizens credit the power of medical science for making that shot in the arm possible. But there’s a different kind of science that is driving a critical, yet less recognized role in the state’s ...
WVU Today Picture viral RNA as a single component you can break into one million pieces. Now imagine reassembling those pieces, literally like a jigsaw puzzle. If there’s a chipped corner or if a piece won’t fit as it should, consider that a virus mutation or ...
WVU Today On the heels of the country’s deadliest year for drug overdoses, the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute launched a first-in-the-world clinical trial to investigate the use of focused ultrasound technology to treat those with opioid use disorder. The ...
