Mental Health Crisis Response And Mountain Valley Pipeline, Inside Appalachia

This week, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder often end up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, one year after the Mountain Valley Pipeline went into service, people who live directly in the pipeline’s path have received compensation. But not everyone. And, the Sacred Harp songbook gets an update for the first time since the early 1990s.

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Health & Science Chris Schulz, Apr. 15, 2025

NIOSH Cuts A Matter Of Life Or Death For Workers, Scientist Says

Two weeks ago, almost all the workers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety (NIOSH) and Health offices in Morgantown woke up to notifications that they were out of a job. The cuts are part of a sweeping reduction in force at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as well as across the federal government in general.

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Education Jack Walker, Feb. 05, 2025

Researcher Visit Deepens Light Therapy Education At Shepherd University

Two light therapy researchers visited Shepherd University Monday to discuss an experimental form of light therapy with the student body.

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Health & Science Chris Schulz, Aug. 05, 2024

State Summer Symposium Supports Biomedical Research

The 22nd Summer Research Symposium of the West Virginia IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence - or INBRE - was held in Morgantown last week. Dozens of undergraduate researchers packed into a hotel conference hall to show off their summer’s work.

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Energy & Environment WVPB Staff, Aug. 05, 2024

Negotiating Higher Ground And Emerging Appalachian Voices This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, differences in opinion on how to build high ground communities in Eastern Kentucky and a conversation with the editor of a new collection of essays.

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Education Chris Schulz, Jul. 09, 2024

Marshall, WVU Receive Funding To Support Student Success

The National Science Foundation has awarded West Virginia’s two largest universities funds to improve student success.

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Health & Science Jack Walker, May. 06, 2024

Shepherd Study Treats Substance Use Disorder With Light Therapy

Researchers at Shepherd University are using light therapy to treat symptoms of substance use disorder and depression, and say they have found early signs of success.

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