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West Virginia University settles suit in student’s death at fraternity house
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia University Board of Governors has settled a lawsuit over a student’s 2014 death at a fraternity house for $250,000. The Charleston Gazette-Mail […]
Berhanu family: Leah will live on; legacy continues through scholarship
MORGANTOWN — Rebecca Berhanu wants Morgantown to know: The legacy of her late sister will support the things Leah loved. Leah Berhanu, a 21-year-old Morgantown native and […]
Former counsel Bruce Walker weighs in on higher ed
CHARLESTON — Bruce is back. Maybe not back, exactly. But offering a piece of his mind. Bruce Walker is the 30-year counsel for West Virginia’s higher education […]
WVU students to be heard before the U.S. Supreme Court
MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Supreme court will hear a case being handled by a clinic at the WVU College of Law on Dec. 3, according to a […]
WVU tests non-opioid implant to relieve chronic pain
MORGANTOWN — The Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at WVU enrolled the first patient in a randomized clinical trial that will test the effectiveness of an injectable non-opioid, non-steroid […]
Team studies cystic fibrosis, focuses on strain of pneumonia bacteria
MORGANTOWN — About half of all people with cystic fibrosis, the most common genetic disorder in the U.S., die from a lung disease before they turn 40, […]
Family of student who fell down stairs at fraternity house asks hospital to stop giving condition updates
MORGANTOWN — The family of the WVU student who fell down the stairs at a fraternity house more than a week ago asked J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital […]
Nonprofit’s lawsuit seeking WVU documentation on China energy agreement heading to court
CHARLESTON — More than a year after it was announced, details of West Virginia’s investment agreement with China Energy remain a mystery, but the court system could […]
WVU researchers hope to make, sell baking soda from carbon dioxide to defer costs of technology
WVU researchers want to make baking soda from carbon dioxide. Research will focus on turning carbon dioxide in power plant flue gas into commercial-quality sodium bicarbonate — […]