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The West Virginia University IDEA Hub and LaunchLab Network have been recognized on the global stage for the second year in a row.

To help further cement its status as a top research institution, the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute has announced the formation of the Clinical Trials Center of Excellence at West Virginia University.

Research led by Ian Rockett, professor emeritus of the West Virginia University School of Public Health, applies a wider lens on how suicides and drug deaths that implicate self-injurious behaviors could be categorized.

West Virginia University’s Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and the WVU Medicine Center for Integrative Pain Management’s efforts to improve military pain medicine care for soldiers in the field were recognized by a national award for excellence in military pain medicine. This is the first time the award was given to an institution rather than an individual.

West Virginia University’s efforts to address chronic disease and substance abuse prevention, growing concerns related to vaping and youth mental health issues will be bolstered by funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, awarded to the West Virginia Prevention Research Center in the School of Public Health.

A week of Homecoming activities at West Virginia University culminated today (Oct. 5) with the crowning of Thaiddeus Dillie and Teresa Hoang as the 2019 king and queen.

In a major step towards helping create a new Mountain State economy driven by entrepreneurship and innovation, West Virginia University’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics today (Oct. 4) unveiled Vantage Ventures.

As part of National 4-H Week (Oct. 6-12), WVU Extension Service’s 4-H Youth Development program will be celebrating with activities and events focused on this year’s National 4-H Week theme, “Inspire Kids to Do.”

In a recent study, West Virginia University researcher Amna Umer explored how low birth weight correlates to cardiovascular risk factors in childhood. She and her colleagues assessed data of 20,000 fifth-graders born in West Virginia. They discovered that if children had a low birth weight, they were more likely to exhibit cardiovascular risk factors in fifth grade.

West Virginia University students will be able to help ensure space travel is safe for future explorers thanks to the continuation of a long-standing partnership with NASA announced Wednesday (Oct. 2). NASA approved a contract of up to $24.9 million for support services at the agency’s Katherine Johnson Independent Verification & Validation facility in Fairmont.