Announcements
Sept. 30, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Sept. 30, 2020.
RESULTS sponsoring survey to gauge 2020 candidates' support for health issues
The RESULTS chapters at WVU and New River WV are sponsoring a 2020 candidate survey in anticipation of the upcoming General Election in November.
WVU incorporates student-athletes, Athletics staff testing data into COVID-19 dashboard
West Virginia University is providing additional data to its COVID-19 testing dashboard to help the campus and surrounding community better understand positive test results and monitoring protocols.
Former director’s $50K gift boosts research at WVU Cancer Institute
Research efforts aimed at improving cancer care for patients in West Virginia and beyond will be boosted by the former director of the West Virginia University Cancer Institute and his wife who have made a $50,000 gift.
WVU Global Health Week lectures to showcase importance of worldwide interconnectedness
West Virginia University will celebrate Global Health Week 2020 from Monday, Oct. 19 through Friday, Oct. 23. Sponsored by the WVU Global Health Program, six lectures will be offered via Zoom throughout the week. Faculty, residents, fellows, students, staff and the Morgantown community are invited to attend.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 9-29-2020
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 9-29-2020
NIH grant aims to develop new drug to treat acute arthritis
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $1.5 million Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant jointly to a small West Virginia-based business ExesaLibero Pharma and West Virginia University, as its primary academic partner, to continue developing a new drug to treat acute arthritis.
Sept. 29, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Sept. 29, 2020.
Sept. 28, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Sept. 28, 2020.
Buying emergency contraception is legal but not always easy at small, mom-and-pop pharmacies
According to a new study led by West Virginia University researcher Amie Ashcraft, chain pharmacies in West Virginia—like CVS and Walmart—are much more likely to stock emergency contraception than smaller independent pharmacies. It was available at 76.3 percent of the chain pharmacies her research team queried, whereas only 14.6 percent of independent pharmacies had it on hand.