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 ...
We get it. The days are getting warmer, and many people want to get back to at least a semblance of normalcy. I’m one of them. I was looking forward to spring last year, and instead, I found myself shut up in my house when I wasn’t performing job duties that had become very stressful ...
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 ...
Last year, as the pandemic was cutting loose in north-central West Virginia, Monongalia County’s school district canceled prom altogether. This year, though, prom is back in Mon. Mon’s three public high schools will hold prom three weeks from now, Deputy Superintendent Donna ...
As spring returns and plants begin blooming, pollen allergens are making a comeback. While there are similarities between allergies and COVID-19 symptoms, a few telling factors can help differentiate the two. “I think that people should be able to figure out, especially if ...
MORGANTOWN—Pantry Plus More’s commitment has always been to preventing any student in Monongalia County from going unfed. “That's our main mission, is getting food to children [and] end food insecurity in Mon County for children,” said Hedi Specht, Pantry Plus More board ...