Wearing a mask is one of the most common recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help slow the spread of COVID-19 but, at WVU, not all are abiding by the regulations.
To better inform West Virginia residents, WVU Medicine held a virtual Q&A to discuss the state’s vaccine process and updated guidelines.
After nearly a year of primarily online classes, West Virginia University shared via social media that for the upcoming fall semester, it plans to return to in-person instruction.
A debate has circled sports all season at every level on whether or not sports should continue to play even though the COVID-19 pandemic persists throughout the United States and the world.
Virtual classes have begun to be the norm during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the process in which they are being conducted is still under countless adjustments.
By now, having to get tested for COVID-19 is a normal part of people’s lives. It’s a required part of participating in any formal aspect of public life, from sports and clubs, to merely attending class.
Let’s face it, not all of us are going to be the “main character,” and that’s okay. Main character culture has ruined many of our perspectives on things, especially on what our college experience should look like.
A local yoga studio continues into its 26th year of service in Morgantown, having adapted to and overcome struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the second-consecutive semester, WVU’s PRT is unoperational — for better or worse.
The University is continuing to screen students and staff on campus for COVID-19 using the same testing as last semester as well as new self-administer tests, water testing and vaccinations for those within the priority groups.
As students went home and classes moved online at the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Virginia University administrators faced a grim budgetary picture.
In a campus-wide email Monday, West Virginia University announced a slew of spring semester updates about intake testing, surveillance testing, campus life and vaccine distribution.
The annual WVU Clery Report shows an increase in rape and fondling offenses from 2018 to 2019.
WVU has decided it will be unable to implement a high pass/pass/fail grading system for fall 2020 or spring 2021 semester following a resolution from the WVU SGA.
In a WVU MIX email, new information regarding testing dates, requirements and spring move-in was provided.
The WVU spring 2021 academic calendar has been updated to include two additional days of no classroom instruction or exams, according to a WVU MIX email.
West Virginia University has begun preparations to receive doses of the COVID-19 vaccine "potentially" as early as Dec. 27.
Due to a spike in COVID-19 cases and WVU students heading home for the end of the semester, WVU is offering free, voluntary testing for students.
The Diamond Village homeless camp is set to be cleared on Nov. 30 by the city of Morgantown after a notice was placed on the property last week.
As the 2020 fall semester comes to an end, WVU has begun to look ahead to the spring and decide on any major changes it plans to make.
All undergraduate instruction will be moved online Nov. 23-24 due to an increased number of COVID-19 cases on campus and in the state.
The end of the WVU fall semester is nearing, but student organizations won't be able to see it in person.
Waldo’s Chicken at the Evansdale Crossing has been closed temporarily following a COVID-19 exposure report at the location. The restaurant is to remain closed for the rest of the 2020 Fall semester, but is expected to reopen in Spring 2021.
While one WVU professor believes that the semester has been more effective than expected, there are still hurdles to jump through to connect with students and keep them engaged.
Over the fall semester, the campus community of West Virginia University has seen a dance between the school’s public health messaging, the actions of the student population and the spread of COVID-19. This week has been the latest chapter of this saga as coronavirus cases multiply nationwid…
Due to pandemic restrictions, some local nursing homes have had to postpone holiday events, but administrators and staff have been working to make the holidays less lonely by hosting on-site celebrations for Thanksgiving and the winter holiday season.
With classes primarily held online and many students required to share their screen, there are some things that you wouldn’t think needed to be reminded to college students. But here we are, almost at the end of the semester, and it seems like students are forgetting basic manners.
According to Dayna Charbonneau, the director of clinical and sport psychology with WVU Athletics, this season is a grieving process for many student-athletes.
Halloween weekend and the past month in Morgantown have been relatively uneventful in terms of gatherings, according to both the University Police Department and the Morgantown Police Department.
WVU announced it will be having scheduled slots for students moving into residence halls and free COVID-19 tests for all students, faculty and staff in the spring 2021 semester.
The Carruth Center, WVU’s mental health center, has not seen much fluctuation in the number of students using its services despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
When classes began for the fall 2020 semester, some WVU students opted to spend the semester at home with their families while attending classes virtually.
Student-workers at West Virginia University have continued to persevere through COVID-19 challenges. For many Mountaineers, working on campus is more than just a side gig.
Due to the pandemic, West Virginia University’s mental health clinic made the switch to virtual counseling on March 25.
With the closure of many on-campus dining options, as well as the lack of students, WVU Dining Services continues to find better options for students with dietary restrictions.
The Charleston Gazette-Mail filed a lawsuit against the WVU Board of Governors on Oct. 19, alleging the Board violated state open meetings laws, according to an article from the newspaper.
Want to know more about engagement in the residence halls? Join co-Hosts Angela Delfine-Mechler and Patrick O'Donnell as they interview Associate Director for Residential Learning, Tyler Gailey. Tyler talks about the challenges with connecting to residents during COVID-19, shares words of wi…
Half of the course sections offered for the upcoming spring semester at WVU will be conducted in-person or in a hybrid format with an in-person component, according to a University email.
Adapting to virtual platforms, lack of communication and inadequate training and preparation has caused some graduate teaching assistants to cope with additional burdens during the fall 2020 semester.
Despite the increased risk for students to contract COVID-19 on-campus, requirements for students living on-campus and attending in-person courses remain unchanged.
Despite remote learning and numerous socially distanced measures in place, there are many ways students can still pursue dating safely.
Study abroad programs for the spring 2021 semester have been cancelled for incoming and outgoing students due to COVID-19, WVU announced on Friday.
Along with concerns of an increase in COVID-19 cases, WVU Medicine is preparing flu vaccine procedures that will be made available to all students, faculty and staff on campus.
Move-in day and dorm life is something every freshman anxiously awaits for, but many freshmen said COVID-19 changed this fresh start for them.
Thousands of international students study at WVU every year, but COVID-19 has left many unable to return to campus and unsure of their future plans.
Many WVU students are still adapting to lectures online through Zoom, something many have never had to do before COVID-19 caused campus to move completely online in the spring semester.
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