Announcements
Interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine?
The University is gauging interest among current WVU students who would like to receive the COVID-19 vaccine if it's made available by the end of the spring semester.
Lessons from the pandemic: What WVU has learned, accomplished and shared in the year of COVID-19
Under the quiet surface of near-stilled campuses over the past year, West Virginia University researchers, faculty and administrators have scrambled to learn more about COVID-19 and mitigate its spread, calculated how to teach online and hybrid classes and figured out how to better ensure people on those campuses could remain safe from the virulent disease that has killed more than 500,000 U. S. citizens to date.
WVU issues Community Notice regarding hate group recruitment flyers distributed on Morgantown campus
West Virginia University was made aware on Tuesday, March 9, that a national hate group had distributed recruitment flyers on the Morgantown campus. An investigation has been completed, which included the University Police Department communicating with the FBI to gather additional potential information about the group.
March 9, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for March 9, 2021.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) hosts Instructor/Presenter Information Session
Learn more about teaching for OLLI during the OLLI Volunteer Presenter Information Session on Monday, March 29, at 2 p.m., on Zoom, including what type of programs are of interest to members, the proposal process, support provided to instructors, and the rewards of teaching for OLLI at WVU.
Students help scouts earn public health merit badge
Young people across the Mountain State have learned a lot about public health safety measures throughout the past year. Thanks to students in the West Virginia University School of Public Health, participants of Merit Badge University can now officially add the public health merit badge to their collection.
WVU in the News: Dr. Judith Feinberg discusses Hepatitis C in Appalachia
Dr. Judith Feinberg spoke in early March with HepVu about Hepatitis C trends and mortality rates in Appalachia. She also spoke during the February meeting of Appalachian Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network.
March 8, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for March 8, 2021.
WVU in the News: Appalachia has 'most alarming' HIV outbreak in nation. The proposed solutions are controversial
Decades after HIV was first discovered, there’s still discrimination. In this week’s episode of Inside Appalachia, we hear from several people here in Appalachia who are living with HIV.
WVU in the News: How to live longer: Meditation linked to lower cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar
Meditation is "about training in awareness and getting a healthy sense of perspective", noted Headspace - an app that guides its users on how to meditate. Now a research study demonstrated the lifeskill can achieve so much more.