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WVU names 2020 class of Ruby Fellows
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Three students pursuing doctoral degrees at West Virginia University are receiving funding through the Ruby Scholars Graduate Fellows Program. Jared Beard, Evan Cramer and Kinsey Reed are this year’s Ruby Fellows. -
WVU in the News: Pediatric Experts Say Much Is Unknown About COVID And Children
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
While the president has asserted that children are “almost immune” from COVID-19, public health experts say many things are unknown about how the virus impacts youth, particularly long-term.Read WVU in the News: Pediatric Experts Say Much Is Unknown About COVID And Children full story
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The air out there: WVU toxicologist earns $3 million NIH grant to study impact of air pollution on lung healing
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
One knowledge gap to understanding the effects of inhaling outdoor air pollution, according to Salik Hussain, assistant professor of physiology and pharmacology at the West Virginia University School of Medicine, is that the scientific community has largely focused on studying only individual toxicants, such as particles or gases. -
WVU provides COVID-19 weekly ‘trends’ report
Monday, August 10, 2020
A week after launching its public dashboard to track and compile COVID-19 information collected during testing across the West Virginia University System, a total of 67 positive results have been recorded out of 11,604 tests resulted between July 21-Aug. 9. Those positive test results include 63 students and 4 faculty/staff.Read WVU provides COVID-19 weekly ‘trends’ report full story
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WVU dean of students sets expectations to preserve on-campus academic experience for fall semester
Monday, August 10, 2020
West Virginia University Dean of Students Corey Farris sent a letter Monday (Aug. 10) asking students to make good choices and adhere to safety protocols. Farris warned house parties, going to bars and gathering in large groups will very likely increase community spread of COVID-19 and negative behaviors that could harm our community will not be tolerated.