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WVU expands rural opioid response programs with $1M grant

The West Virginia University Institute for Community and Rural Health will use the funding to continue expanding resources across the Mountain State through the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program to address barriers to prevention, treatment and recovery services for substance use disorder.

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This is a photo of Shane Lyons walking the sideline at a WVU football game. He is wearing a navy blue suit jacket, white button up shirt and beige pants.
Ken Gosnell sits with a black jacket and blue button up while his daughter Devon Gosnell has on a black sweater of a floral designed shirt.

$1M planned gift builds upon Gosnell family legacy at WVU

Devon Gosnell, of Germantown, Tennessee, pledged $1 million of her estate to support scholarships and more at the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, College of Law and Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.

The five winners of the Mountaineers of Distinction awards stand on Mountaineer Field in the rain. They are wearing colors of gold and blue. Fans are visible in the stands.

Five students named WVU Mountaineers of Distinction

Recognized for their exemplary academic achievement and extracurricular involvement, Matthew Hudson, Giana Loretta, Sonia-Frida Ndifon, Trevor Swiger and Callyn Zeigler have been named the West Virginia University 2022 Mountaineers of Distinction, a Mountaineer Week tradition.

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WVU Board of Governors tackles student success, budget adjustments

The University is also designing a new budget model which will focus on revenue generating units that allocates revenue and expenses more clearly and is aligned with WVU’s strategic objectives. The FY24 budget will be based on the new model and factor in the state’s new higher education funding formula.

WVU student veteran Ben DeRoos wearing a dark suit and light blue tie. His hair is short and he has a short beard. The photo is laid on top of an American Flag.

WVU connections and support segue into prestigious fellowship for student veteran

The National Veterans Leadership Foundation this week tapped student veteran Benjamin DeRoos to serve as a Foundation Fellow during a six-month development program, a selection based on DeRoos’ history of service and leadership potential. DeRoos partly credits the supportive environment the University provides to students like him with his military success on the national level.

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Exterior image of WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources with a blue sky full of clouds behind the building.