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The West Virginia University Board of Governors held a special meeting Friday (Sept. 4).

Beginning today (Sept. 4), the dashboard will include data about self-reported positive test results from outside WVU’s testing system, as well as isolation and quarantine information (on-campus, off-campus, Greek housing and those who have gone home) for the Morgantown campus.

West Virginia University has scheduled hearings that could result in suspension or expulsion for three students who have a history of repeated violations as part of ongoing investigations related to COVID-19 and violations of the Student Code of Conduct.

Second-year West Virginia coach Neal Brown concluded preseason training camp Tuesday night under the lights inside Milan Puskar Stadium with some heavy special teams work. In fact, close to half of the practice involved working all five units in live situations with officials on hand.

West Virginia University President Gordon Gee admonished students for not following safety protocols in off-campus gatherings in a letter today (Sept. 2) to the campus and Morgantown communities.

A new scholarship created as a tribute to NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson will benefit African American students studying math or science within West Virginia University’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.

The Starbucks location at The Market @ UPlace will reopen on Sept. 18. The location was temporarily closed on Sept. 2, following a COVID-19 exposure at the storefront. The location underwent a deep cleaning after the exposure and has been deemed safe to reopen. Beginning Sept. 18, Starbucks will resume normal hours of operation (7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday).

The Big 12 Conference has announced that WVU's Saturday, Sept. 12, football game against Eastern Kentucky at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia, will be played at noon, ET and be televised on FS1.

West Virginia University engineer Arvind Thiruvengadam, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, said the uncertainty in maintenance and labor costs for heavy-duty vehicles like 18-wheelers prevents fleets from considering changing gears to alternative fuels.

West Virginia University is providing additional COVID-19 data to help the campus and surrounding community have a better understanding of positive test results, monitoring and response protocols.