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Poverty simulation to be held for WVU staff
WVU’s Office of Interprofessional Education will be hosting a poverty simulation for WVU staff on Monday, May 20 from 8:30 a.m.-noon at the Health Sciences Center in room 3129. This experience will consist of interactive workshops, simulations and discussions, all with the main goal of spreading awareness of poverty...
Mid-Ohio Valley student to study abroad through scholarship
PARKERSBURG – An undergraduate student from Parkersburg at West Virginia University has received the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship and will study languages abroad this summer. James Campbell, son of Kelly and Alan Campbell, was one of two students at WVU who received scholarships and will...
Bridgeport Defeats Morgantown, 2-1, in Game 1 of Class AAA Region I Tournament
Bridgeport baseball coach Robert Shields wasn’t particularly pleased with his team’s effort taking infield before the start of Monday’s Class AAA Region I opener against Morgantown. Whatever it was that he didn’t like, the Indians must of got it out of their system as they turned three...
McCabe sets Canadian national record
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Senior Ceili McCabe of the West Virginia University track and field team set the Canadian national record in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase on May 17 at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix in Los Angeles, California. McCabe surpassed the national record by 1.80 seconds, with...
Baseball lands No. 4 seed in Big 12 Tournament
WVU Baseball will be the No. 4 seed in the Big 12 Tournament. The Mountaineers will play No. 9 seed TCU on Tuesday, May 21, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas at 1:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+. WVU is fresh off a series win...
Mon Health celebrates national EMS Week
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WDTV) - National Emergency Medical Services Week is this week - May 19th through the 25th - and Mon Health System is saying thank you. Mon Health is honoring the emergency medical professionals across the state that play an integral role in enhancing the health of the community, one person at a time, according to hospital officials.
LISTEN: Small news and big NCAA changes on the way
Finally, there is some Javon Small news. It might not be the news you want to hear. There are many explanations and outcomes here still. Whatever the outcome, West Virginia still has to finish a roster rebuild, and the work would be more challenging if Small gets away. So, what about that? What are we looking for once football's recruiting camps begin? What do we think revenue-sharing will look like if and when that day comes? Wait ... what happened in 2011? All that and more is on the way once you press play. (Direct link: HERE.)
WVU Students Doing Their Part on the Genetic Front to Assure State Can Maintain Health of Elk Herd
Elk are making a comeback in the Mountain State, and West Virginia University researchers are studying the genetics of the population in hopes of maintaining the health of the herd. In 2016, elk were reintroduced to West Virginia from existing populations in Kentucky and Arizona. The animals disappeared from the...
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