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Gov. Jim Justice holds up a piece of signed legislation while surrounded by WVU officials at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.

WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute receives state funding to expand research and treatment for food addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder

The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute will initiate first-in-the-world clinical research studies thanks to a $2 million supplemental appropriation approved during a recent special session of the West Virginia Legislature. Dr. Ali Rezai, executive chair of the RNI, and WVU President Gordon Gee welcomed Gov. Jim Justice, state lawmakers, and WVU academic and Health System leaders to campus Monday (Oct. 28) to make the official announcement.

A group of students wearing bike helmets ride bikes together down a path.
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Two males collect the pieces of a pumpkin that broke apart when it hit the ground despite its protective covering at the WVU Pumpkin Drop.

35th annual WVU Pumpkin Drop brings gourds and glory to campus

Over 1,000 K-12 students vied for victory at the 35th annual Pumpkin Drop hosted by the West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. This year’s competition — held Friday (Oct. 25) — included 242 teams from 58 schools across West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

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WVU plans bell-ringing ceremony to remember students

West Virginia University will hold a bell-ringing ceremony, coordinated by the Office of Campus and Community Life and Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity, on Friday, Nov. 1, in remembrance of McKenzie Wilt and Scott Saylor.

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Acclaimed WVU doctor and researcher elected to National Academy of Medicine

Dr. Sally Hodder, director of the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute, associate vice president for clinical and translational science at WVU, and Chancellor’s Preeminent Scholar Chair, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine for her accomplishments as an infectious diseases physician and researcher. She is the first person from WVU to be chosen for the National Academy of Medicine.

The WVU 2024 Homecoming Royalty are shown on the field at Milan Puskar Stadium.
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