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Private support aids WVU in study of COVID-19 variants

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 ...

How WVU, Marshall and the state detect new variants

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 ...

Treatment Offers Wave of Hope

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 ...

National report says women and minorities lag behind in salaries

Six-figure salaries are not uncommon at West Virginia University. Both men and women – minorities included – make in excess of $100,000. But a recent survey from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources suggests pay levels for female and minority ...

Returning to Neutral

WVU Today  Heavy rains last week pummeled the region hard enough to overwhelm an acid mine drainage treatment plant’s plumbing system in Preston County, causing the discharge of untreated water into Muddy Creek, which feeds into the Cheat River. West Virginia University ...