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WVU in the News: WVU Cancer Institute first in the world to treat ultra-rare leukemia using novel subcutaneous immunotherapy
Monday, February 23, 2026
A WVU Cancer Institute team has achieved a global medical first in a clinical trial examining the efficacy of subcutaneous blinatumomab in treating one of the rarest and most aggressive forms of leukemia. -
WVU in the News: WVU Board of Governors meeting brings plans for positive change across university
Monday, February 23, 2026
At the WVU Board of Governors meeting, West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson, joined by Dr. Clay Marsh, chancellor and executive dean for Health Sciences, highlighted a growing partnership with the Association of American Universities, aimed at strengthening the university’s education and health missions. -
WVU in the News: Dr. Ali Rezai named Big 12 Faculty of the Year honoree
Monday, February 23, 2026
The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute announced that Ali Rezai, M.D., executive chair of the RNI, has been selected as West Virginia University’s 2026 Big 12 Faculty of the Year Award recipient, according to a press release.Read WVU in the News: Dr. Ali Rezai named Big 12 Faculty of the Year honoree full story
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WVU in the News: Olympic Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor is changing the conversation about concussion
Monday, February 23, 2026
As the World Cup winter season ramps up in Europe, the ice track is quiet in the early morning, the kind of stillness that settles only before speed takes over. Elana Meyers Taylor stands near the bobsled, breath fogging in the cold air, running through the familiar pre‑run checklist—body position, reaction time, focus. The curves here are unforgiving, the speeds relentless. This winter, as she prepares for the 2026 Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy, Meyers Taylor is once again doing what she has done for more than a decade: hurtling down frozen tracks at nearly 90 miles per hour, trusting her instincts, her training—and her brain. -
WVU in the news: Expert shares the importance of prevention efforts during National Cancer Prevention Month
Monday, February 23, 2026
February is National Cancer Prevention Month. Around 40% of cancer diagnoses in 2025 were preventable according to the American Cancer Society.
