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 […]
Education
Schools, businesses working to expand Preston County broadband
KINGWOOD — Both educators and business leaders are working to improve Prestonians’ access to affordable high-speed Internet. “We’re working on writing a grant to the state,” to […]
40 -page document outlines plans for reopening
Mon schools hope to open Sept. 8 Face masks. Classrooms with doors and windows left open, whenever possible. Backpacks, instead of lockers. Assigned seating on buses. No water […]
Return of the Zombie Cicadas
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 […]
Preston County Schools releases back-to-school plan
KINGWOOD — On Tuesday Preston Schools Superintendent Steve Wotring detailed the county’s re-entry plan for this fall. The schools consulted with the Preston County Health Department and […]
Mohigan mascot rally at Morgantown High
That banner on the wall near the front doors of Morgantown High School is why, in part, those 30 or so people were gathered in the parking […]
Game Changers youth substance misuse prevention program plans virtual summits; Justice joins as state ‘head coach’
MORGANTOWN — Game Changers, the statewide substance misuse prevention program for high schoolers, is going virtual this fall with four interactive summits. Game Changer Coordinator Joe Boczek, […]
Preston School calendar has staggered return to school for students
KINGWOOD — Preston County Schools unveiled what it hopes is the final school calendar this week. An earlier back-to-school plan was discarded after Gov. Jim Justice set […]
Mon teachers worried about returning to classrooms
MORGANTOWN — Nearly 87% of Monongalia County educators responding to a recent survey by the American Federation of Teachers say they don’t feel comfortable returning to their […]
WVU: Less than half to begin year on campus
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 […]
