Dr. Hannah Hazard-Jenkins, associate chair of surgery for cancer services, has been named the permanent director of the WVU Cancer Institute after having served in the position on an interim basis since January.
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Colleagues, students and friends joined a virtual night of remembrance on Thursday in honor of Dr. Michael Meador, educator and leader in the WVU School of Dentistry.
Sponsored by WVU Medicine and hosted by the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties, the Spooky Sprint virtual 5K run/walk will take place Oct. 25-31. Register by Oct. 10.
Despite longwall mining being an efficient way of extracting coal, it produces dangerous methane gas that has the potential to lead to explosions in underground mines. Researchers from WVU are combatting this issue by developing an improved methane monitoring network to increase the safety of longwall mines.
The 2020 West Virginia Social Survey, a representative survey of non-institutionalized adults in West Virginia, found that 44% of respondents identified not having enough money to cover expenses for three months if they were to lose their main source of income.
As the NCAA awaits to announce when the Division I college wrestling season will take place, redshirt junior Noah Adams of the WVU wrestling team has earned the No. 1 ranking at 197 pounds in WIN Magazine's 2020-21 national preseason individual rankings.