New training model mimics real-world surgery for WVU surgical residents
Instinct — surgeons act on it in the operating room, but it can be difficult– though not impossible — to teach, thanks to a perfused cadaver training model at the…
WVU Libraries seeking submissions for ‘Appalachian Futures’ exhibit
What do you imagine is in the future for Appalachia? West Virginia University Libraries is developing an interdisciplinary exhibit for 2019-20 themed around “Appalachian Futures.” The WVU Libraries’ Arts in…
Davis & Elkins College clubs hosting Jazz and Java Friday
ELKINS – An evening of music, dance and sweets is planned as the Davis & Elkins College student organizations Appalachian Music and Dance Club and Black Student Union host Jazz…
West Virginia’s muzzleloader deer season opens Dec. 10
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s muzzleloader deer hunting season will open Dec. 10 and run through Dec. 16, 2018. During muzzleloader season, antlered deer are legal in all counties…
Priority bowl ticket requests now available at WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – All active West Virginia University football season ticket holders and 2018 Mountaineer Athletic Club (MAC) members can now log in to their accounts at WVUGAME.com to request priority…
Manchin challenges broadband coverage map
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Manchin (D-WV) submitted to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) a formal challenge to Mobility Fund Phase II initial eligible areas map. The data Senator Manchin…
WVU chemists find new frontier for pharmaceutical development
West Virginia University chemists have developed an experiment to improve the efficiency of creating new medicine. The research, conducted by Associate Professor of Chemistry Jessica Hoover and doctoral student Robert…
Researcher seeks vaccine to prevent lethal pneumonia
About half of all people with cystic fibrosis, the most common genetic disorder in the United States, die from a lung disease before they turn 40. A form of pneumonia…
Schools announce procedures for closings, delays
As the first blast of winter weather moved into West Virginia on Tuesday, Upshur County Schools superintendent Dr. Sara Stankus announced information about school closings and delays. According to a…
Weston to celebrate the holidays with Miracle on Main Street
WESTON, W.Va. — Take a horse-drawn sleigh ride, view a live nativity scene and enjoy Christmas carolers when downtown Weston hosts Miracle on Main Street on Saturday, Dec. 8 beginning…
