Smallest FDA-Approved Medical Device Now Available for Patients with Cataracts and Glaucoma

Eye surgeon Dr. J. Jefferds Sinclair, of WV Eye Consultants, announced that he is providing the iStent® Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stent as a treatment option to reduce eye pressure for patients with both cataracts and glaucoma. The iStent is FDA-approved for use in conjunction with cataract surgery to reduce eye pressure in adult patients with mild-to-moderate […]

Vote for WVU as the South’s Best Tailgate in Southern Living’s Contest

West Virginia University is one of 15 schools in the running to be named the South’s Best Tailgate by Southern Living Magazine. The Mountaineers were portrayed as having “coonskin caps and crowds in perpetual John Denver sing-along” by the magazine. Vote for the Mountaineers by visiting http://southernliving.com/tailgate. You can do so each day until Sept. […]

More than 100 Vendors Expected at 5TH Annual RecFest

With more than 100 vendors, “a ton of giveaways” and live music, the 5th annual RecFest set for this Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Marshall Recreation Center on the Huntington campus could be the best one yet, according to Rec Center officials. RecFest is from noon to 3 p.m., and the first 500 to enter […]

WVU CPASS Receives National Recognition for Preparing Highly Qualified Teachers

The National Association for Sport and Physical Education has granted national recognition to West Virginia University’s physical education teacher education undergraduate major. The National Association for Sport and Physical Education is the leading organization dedicated to establishing excellence in teacher preparation and reviewed standards and performance levels within the College of Physical Activity and Sport […]