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Obesity and biological sex may make individuals more vulnerable to COVID-19, WVU study suggests

A new animal study from Katherine Lee — a researcher with the West Virginia University School of Medicine — investigates why individuals with obesity may have a particularly difficult time fending off SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Specifically, female obese mice experienced worse disease symptoms, showing the importance of both obesity and biological sex in COVID-19 outcomes.

Professor Soumya Srivastava works with three students in her lab on a project to create tick-borne disease testing. Two student are female and one is male. All three are wearing lab coats. The professor is dressed in black.
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Gee: ‘College is more than worth it’

West Virginia University President Gordon Gee delivered his annual State of the University Address to students, faculty and staff gathered virtually and in person at the College of Law Monday (Oct. 3).

President Gordon Gee stands on a covered area next to a digital screen with a blue background and gold letters that read, 'West Virginia University State of the University Address in Washington, D.C.' The U.S. Capitol can be seen in the background.

Gee addresses WVU alumni, state congressional delegation in D.C.

Perseverance, innovation and life-changing research underpinned by unwavering dedication to service and a focused determination to change the trajectory of West Virginia for the better were the themes President Gordon Gee addressed Thursday evening (Sept. 29) during a special event in Washington which brought together members of the state’s congressional delegation, alumni and friends of the University.

The image shows Edward Sabolsky using ceramic bricks to conduct research in his lab. Sabolsky is standing in front of a large cylinder and has his hand on a white object inside. He is wearing a blue shirt and glasses.
Carley Shingleton, a graduate research assistant at the Statler College is shown here in a lab pointing to two containers of contaminated water. She has shoulder length hair and is wearing a black, short-sleeve top.
A group of three adults and four children wearing masks sit inside of a school at a long table working on pads of some kind.
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WVU researchers sift through the smoke to see how burn pits make veterans ill

Researchers in the West Virginia University School of Medicine are using a customized stove in the Inhalation Facility to safely examine the harm that burn pit exposure can do. The stove burns pellets the School of Forestry has made to resemble the composition of burn pits at Iraq’s busiest military bases.