Dr. Michael Brumage, assistant dean for public health practice and service at the West Virginia University School of Public Health, will lead the effort against West Virginia's opioid drug crisis. Gov. Jim Justice today (Feb. 5) appointed Brumage the director of the Office of Drug Control Policy in the Department of Health and Human Resources.
Five leaders in the fields of landscape architecture, engineering, business, athletics and healthcare will join an elite group of West Virginia University graduates as this year's inductees into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni at the Erickson Alumni Center May 18 at 6 p.m.
With the recipes we hand down to the next generation and local specialties we pride ourselves on, food plays an important part in our lives as West Virginians. A resurgence in popularity of locally grown, quality food has led to farmers markets and food related festivals springing up all across the Mountain State.
During heart health month, West Virginia University Extension Service experts urge residents to take control of their health by starting to manage their personal heart disease risk factors.
West Virginia University has been selected as the recipient of the Heiskell Award for innovation in international partnerships with its strategic partner in the Middle East, the Royal University for Women in Bahrain.
Just four years after its creation, West Virginia University’s Hospitality and Tourism Management program is receiving national and state accolades for furthering the professionalism of the tourism industry through education and training. The program in the College of Business and Economics was presented with the Excellence in Tourism Education Award at the 8th Annual Hospitality University conference at the Greenbrier Jan. 29.
West Virginia University fans will have the opportunity to choose the next Ultimate Mountaineer Fan and the newest WVU hat in a vote, which starts today (Jan. 31).
West Virginia University researchers are leading commercial-scale research and development of two new innovations at the country's most efficient coal-fired power plant in Maidsville. The devices, a corrosion sensor invented at WVU and a gas sensor invented at Los Alamos National Laboratory, could make coal combustion more efficient with fewer emissions and fewer unplanned outages saving millions of dollars.
A case report by a West Virginia University neuropsychologist suggests a new reason fentanyl-alone, or in combination with stimulants-may put substance users at risk, whether they take it knowingly or not. It may cause amnesia.
The baseball team will play in front of a national-television audience on FS1 when it travels to Texas Tech on March 30, at 7:30 p.m. ET, as the Big 12 Conference announced its TV schedule on Monday.