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West Virginia leads the nation in overdose deaths, but distinguishing intentional overdoses from accidental ones is far from straightforward.

Sleep-disordered breathing exacerbates obesity, stroke, COPD and heart failure—some of the most prevalent conditions in Appalachia. A new program at WVU focuses on identifying hospital patients at risk of sleep-disordered breathing and intervening early. According to a study led by Sunil Sharma, a School of Medicine researcher, the program accurately screens patients and makes them less likely to return to the hospital after being discharged.

A successful and creative relationship builder with extensive leadership experience will direct the West Virginia University Alumni Association as it ushers in an exciting new era. Kevin Berry will develop strategic action plans that emphasize alumni engagement, programming, membership, fundraising and communication in his new role as vice president for Alumni Relations and CEO of the Alumni Association.

The interim suspension for Delta Chi went into effect immediately and blocks the fraternity from all recruitment activities, as well as participating, organizing or attending social functions, among other restrictions.

West Virginia University alumni, friends and students are invited to come together March 9 in support of the University’s fifth Day of Giving.

One West Virginia University researcher hopes to alleviate confusion – and more importantly, vehicle accidents – by studying the feasibility of a newer type of roundabout called the “turbo roundabout.”

In-person classes with a start time prior to 10 a.m. are canceled on West Virginia University’s Morgantown campus Friday, Feb. 4, due to anticipated inclement weather and worsening road conditions. Online classes are not affected. The remainder of the University began normal operations at 9 a.m.; however, WVU students and employees should call ahead before venturing out to ensure locations and services are open as conditions may change or services may be limited.

West Virginia University remains one of the top research institutions in the nation, according to the just-released 2021 rankings by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

At a U.S. Army base command center, a computer beeps and displays a warning: the power has gone down in one corner of the base. Cybersecurity experts jump into action. They ensure critical systems are on backup generators as they search for the reason for the outage. One of them points to her screen and calls out that the power grid’s information system has been compromised—a cyber attack is likely underway.

Integrating renewable energy with the power grid continues to be a big challenge for the electrical grid infrastructure in the United States. While the solution isn’t simple, it’s not impossible either, and researchers from West Virginia University have been competitively awarded $7.5 million from the United States Department of Energy to help solve a critical part of the problem.