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Education Chris Schulz, Apr. 27, 2026

WVU Students Win National Research Scholarships

The West Virginia University students have each won a Goldwater Scholarship, a national award that supports undergraduate students with strong commitments to research careers in mathematics, engineering and natural sciences.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Apr. 27, 2026

Understanding And Preventing Chemical Incidents, This West Virginia Morning

There are still many questions that surround the chemical incident near Institute last week that killed two workers. Chris Schulz spoke with Dr. Christopher Martin, a specialist in occupational and environmental medicine at West Virginia University (WVU), to try and shed some light on what happened.

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Education NPR Staff, Apr. 06, 2026

These Blind Students Say Their College Blocked Their Education. A New Rule Could Help

Miranda Lacy and Harold Rogers became fast friends during their undergraduate years. They both shared their dreams with one another: Rogers wanted to use his education to become a psychotherapist, Lacy a social worker. So, they were delighted to be reunited for graduate school – at an online Master's in Social Work program at West Virginia University. Little did they know, their journey there would be much harder.

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Health & Science Eric Douglas, Mar. 30, 2026

State Loses Grant Money For Farmers Due To DEI Concerns

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has canceled a large grant program that has provided millions of dollars in annual funding to West Virginia.

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Government WVPB Staff, Mar. 06, 2026

House, Senate Approves Budget Bill

On this episode of The Legislature Today, the state budget was the focal point this week. Thursday night, the House of Delegates concurred with final tweaks made by the Senate earlier that morning to increase Hope Scholarship funding, covering five quarters of payments into the 2027-2028 school year, trim road paving, and for the first time, fund the Flood Resiliency Fund.

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Government Claudia Di Lima, Feb. 27, 2026