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WVU to close Monday, June 20, in observance of Juneteenth

West Virginia University, including WVU Tech, Potomac State College, Extension offices and WVU Research Corp., will close Monday, June 20, following a declaration issued by Gov. Jim Justice proclaiming a state holiday in recognition of Juneteenth.

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Two WVU undergraduate students named Beckman Scholars

Bryan Ho, originally from Martinsburg, and Zachary Ellis, a native of Renick, were named to WVU’s third and final cohort for the award which was initially granted to the University in 2020. Both students are biochemistry majors and members of the WVU Honors College.

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Remembering too much or not enough: NIH funds WVU research into Alzheimer’s disease, PTSD

With help from grant funding from the National Institutes of Health, Bernard Schreurs, a researcher with West Virginia University's School of Medicine and Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, is studying the mechanisms behind Alzheimer’s disease and PTSD. What he and his colleagues discover may suggest new ways to prevent or treat these memory-related diseases.