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Dental and dental hygiene students begin direct patient care

To mark the transition from classroom to clinic, students and their families celebrate with a clinic induction ceremony that includes receiving their white coats which symbolize a cloak of compassion reminding students that proper treatment must be delivered with empathy and care. 

WVU in the News: Baylen Dupree—A 2022 West Virginia Wonder Woman

Baylen Dupree of Ranson is not your typical teenager. She’s a sophomore at WVU, studying psychology. She’s a TikTok phenom with 6.7 million followers. And she has Tourette Syndrome—a neurological disorder that causes sudden, repetitive, rapid, and unwanted movements or vocal sounds called tics that can range from head jerking and grunting to repeating others’ words or phrases and using uncontrollable vulgar language.

Obesity and biological sex may make individuals more vulnerable to COVID-19, WVU study suggests

A new animal study from Katherine Lee, a researcher with the West Virginia University School of Medicine, investigates why individuals with obesity may have a particularly difficult time fending off SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Specifically, female obese mice experienced worse disease symptoms, showing the importance of both obesity and biological sex in COVID-19 outcomes. 

Faculty Feature: Brad Phillips

Caring for others has always been important to Dr. Brad Phillips. As someone who also always enjoyed science courses, when he was finishing high school and thinking about what he wanted to study in college, nursing seemed to be a perfect fit.