Pandemic life for married couples can lead to sadness, anger

January 31, 2021

WVU Today  Maybe space is tight in your home and you share a remote office with your spouse. Or your partner asks you to step away from work to watch the children because they have an important call to jump on. Then you may wonder, “Well, what makes his/her job more important than mine?”  There have been no shortage of conflicts arising during the era of COVID-19, and that includes the challenges at home between married couples. In fact, the more a person felt  their spouse disrupted their daily routine, the more they viewed their relationship as ...

WVU sued for alleged discrimination, retaliation

January 29, 2021

A former West Virginia University employee claims she was retaliated against after asking for an investigation into misuse of funds by the Mountaineer Maniacs and reporting what she believed was a cover-up of a hazing-related death. Barbara A. Copenhaver-Bailey also claims she faced ...

WVU to provide emergency federal grants

January 29, 2021

WVU Today The federal government  approved new emergency funding amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and some of those funds may help college students. Through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II as authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations ...

WVU Nursing to open a campus in Bridgeport

January 26, 2021

BRIDGEPORT - West Virginia School of Nursing said Tuesday it will open a branch campus in the new $23 million addition under construction at United Health Center in Bridgeport by spring 2023. Tara Hulsey, WVU School of Nursing’s vice president of Health Promotion and Wellness and dean of ...

WVU remembers longtime supporter Jean DeLynn

January 25, 2021

WVU Today  Jean DeLynn wanted to be remembered as someone who cared about cancer research and higher education, and she gave back in many ways to support the WVU Cancer Institute. Those who knew DeLynn can attest to her commitment to the cancer institute from the early days of the annual gala to the many gifts that support the research mission. A longtime supporter of West Virginia University and WVU Cancer Institute, DeLynn died Jan. 18 at her home in Longboat Key, Fla. The WVU Cancer Institute Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center is  grateful for the late Jean and ...

Food for Thought

January 25, 2021

How parents can help their kids form  positive self-image, healthy relationship with food  WVU Today  As a new year begins — and the inevitable wave of health-related resolutions go into effect — one West Virginia University researcher reminds parents in particular of ...