WVU Today Fresh, healthy foods can be difficult to find in rural West Virginia communities. This isn’t only evident at the dinner table, its impact shows up at the doctor’s office, too. One in four of the state’s rural residents is food insecure, and with the recent public ...
WVU Today Just as nerve cells don’t work in isolation when we think, speak or move, scientists don’t work alone when they study the nervous system. A new center at West Virginia University — the Center for Foundational Neuroscience Research and Education — will help researchers ...
WVU team unearths manipulative qualities of fungal-infected flyers WVU Today Mind games aren’t exclusive to humans. Cicadas infected with the parasitic fungus Massospora unknowingly engage in trickery with their fellow insects, resulting in effective disease transmission, ...
WVU Medicine Six WVU Medicine facilities — four member hospitals and two managed hospitals — were recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals 2020-21. This year’s rankings also include the WVU Medicine Urology Program’s fourth consecutive national ranking ...
Online courses to see more students due to surge in COVID-19 cases When West Virginia University begins its fall semester Aug. 26 — a week later than initially planned — there will be 8,000 to 10,000 students on campus in Morgantown. That’s less than half the enrollment of ...
Children not up-to-date have higher virus risk WVU Medicine WVU Medicine Children’s pediatricians are encouraging families to not delay well-child visits due to COVID-19. Missed visits can lead to a lapse in important childhood vaccinations, leaving children vulnerable to ...