As autumn begins, a West Virginia University expert is focused on the scents of the season — first pumpkin spice, then cranberry, pine and gingerbread. These aromas, popular in the form of candles, diffusers and simmer pots, trigger our emotions and memories through our limbic systems but avoiding too much fragrance exposure is important.
West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson will visit the next five counties — Boone, Gilmer, Lincoln, Logan and Mingo — and revisit others on his inaugural “Welcome Home Tour,” which is taking him to historical sites, business locations and local communities across the Mountain State.
The West Virginia Agritourism Initiative from West Virginia University Extension will celebrate the launch of “Naturally WV,” a new program to unify agritourism businesses around West Virginia, with an Appalachian-inspired farm-to-table dinner on Saturday (Sept. 20) in Randolph County.
The West Virginia University David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety will host an ECMO Boot Camp during Healthcare Simulation Week from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday (Sept. 15) and Tuesday (Sept. 16).
Showing gold and blue hospitality, West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson and members of the University’s Board of Governors will host Gov. Patrick Morrisey and First Lady Denise Morrisey leading up to the 108th “Backyard Brawl.”
On Tuesday (Sept. 9), West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson will visit the next three counties — Tucker, Pendleton and Grant — on his inaugural “Welcome Home Tour,” which is taking him to historical sites, business locations and local communities across the Mountain State.
A West Virginia University psychiatrist says any legal or illegal substances used during pregnancy — including some falsely perceived as harmless, like marijuana — can hurt a developing fetus.
Celebrating a major milestone, the West Virginia University Mountaineer Marching Band will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday (Aug. 29) for the new Pride Practice Facility which will benefit generations of Mountaineers.
A West Virginia University supply chain professor says summer is getting spookier — with displays of Halloween merchandise already appearing at national retail chains like Walmart and Lowe’s — partly because sophisticated tools for predicting consumer behavior are helping drive the creep of holiday shopping seasons to earlier on the calendar.
The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and helmet manufacturer Riddell will kick off an innovative helmet safety initiative during a middle school football scrimmage Aug. 25 in Marion County.