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Health & Science Emily Rice,

Opioid Settlement Foundation Commits $20 Million To New Program

The organization responsible for West Virginia’s opioid settlement money committed $20 million to an outcomes-based addiction recovery project.

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Health & Science Chris Schulz,

NIH Funding Helps Create New Program At WVU

West Virginia University (WVU) is launching a new training program focused on the community health impacts of air pollution.

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NIH Funding Also Boosts Local Economy, Provides Jobs, Brief Argues

In its proposed budget released this week, the Trump administration called for big cuts to national medical and science funding institutions. In response,…

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WVU Student Awarded Funding for Diabetes Research

A West Virginia University graduate student is studying an unexplored enzyme that could lead to new diabetes treatments.Stephanie Shumar is a graduate…

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Marshall Announces Partnership with the University of Kentucky

Marshall University announced Wednesday it’s partnering with the University of Kentucky on a multimillion dollar research grant.The two universities are…

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