As GLP-1 medications change American bodies and attitudes about weight, a West Virginia University fashion expert says their influence could reach all the way from consumers’ closets to designers’ drawing boards and retailers’ racks.
West Virginia University leaders will participate in the 2026 West Virginia Chamber Annual Meeting and Business Summit, joining business, government, and industry leaders from across the state Sept. 2-4.
While an injury can take an athlete out of competition or practice, a West Virginia University researcher says the effects can go much deeper, intensifying body image concerns, and contributing to potentially harmful eating and exercise behaviors during recovery.
West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Beverly Wendland, and other University representatives are scheduled to attend the State Fair of West Virginia as part of West Virginia Day on Thursday (Aug. 20).
The Art Museum of West Virginia University invites media members to a preview of “Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist.” The first exhibition from the Art Museum of WVU to tour the nation, it celebrates University alum Lazzell, who was born in and lived just outside of Morgantown, and her revolutionary printmaking work.
West Virginia University will welcome home new and returning students with Welcome Week events across the Morgantown Campus from Aug. 12-23.