The first heart transplant procedure in West Virginia was successfully performed Saturday at the West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute on a 61-year-old man with heart […]
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Ax-throwing on today’s schedule for Mountaineer Week
The 72nd Mountaineer Week is underway at West Virginia University. Monday saw students and others try to see how many could fit into a Personal Rapid Transit […]
Talking research: WVU study looks at how cancer, immune cells communicate
Cells can’t text each other the way we can, but they can still communicate. One way they send each other messages is through exosomes — tiny, spherical […]
Mountaineer Week: University, community celebrate Appalachian history and culture
Wess Harris was working his table at the Mountainlair on Sunday afternoon when somebody walked up and shook his hand before wrapping him a bear hug. “So, […]
WVU Medicine to host Project SEARCH open house Monday
WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital will host an open house to introduce community members to Project SEARCH and recruit for its 2020 class from 6:30-8 p.m. […]
Caridi uses weekend off to follow family tradition
So, what did you do last week when the WVU Mountaineers weren’t playing a football game? If you’re Tony Caridi, the sportscaster who calls the action for […]
WVU forms partnership with Chinese university
West Virginia University’s Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources formed a partnership with China University of Mining and Technology that will enable eligible students from China […]
WVU Extension Service partnership provides oil and gas job training for high school seniors
By WVU Today Four hundred West Virginia high school seniors can enter a pipeline of future workers in the oil and gas industry through an industry-specific training […]
WVU researchers studying how change in opioid laws impacts healthcare, drug crisis
WVU Today In 2017, West Virginia healthcare providers wrote 81.3 opioid prescriptions for every 100 state residents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The […]
WVU teams with Hearts of Gold to train service dogs for veterans
While serving in the U.S. Army, service members are joined by a “battle buddy” — a friend to watch out for them. For some local veterans, that […]
