Good morning, Morgantown.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to donate to the United Way Campaign (The Power of Us), which will run through Friday, Nov.

13 to help raise $1.2 million for health, education and financial stability projects in Monongalia and Preston counties.

Christian Cj Rhen is spotlighted in the October Faculty Feature for blending his music industry experience with classes at the College of Creative Arts and Media.

He uses local collaborations and independent projects to give students hands-on lessons in the evolving music scene.

Eleven students have been named to join the Presidential Student Ambassadors Cohort 17 for Spring 2027, chosen by WVU faculty and staff.

The new ambassadors, from five colleges and diverse regions (including Morgantown and Wheeling), will represent Mountaineer Values this semester.

The Reed School of Media and Communications and the Humanities Center will host an evening with Rozina Ali at Brooks Hall (Room 202) at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.

27, where she will discuss her book ‘Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America.’

West Virginia consumers will receive over $4.4 million in lease-payment relief from Snap Finance under a multistate settlement.

Eligible customers should watch for details on how the relief will be distributed.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed an executive order on Tuesday that declared a 60-day state of emergency authorizing commercial vehicles in West Virginia to use red-dye diesel, aimed at lowering fuel costs amid prices near $6.35 per gallon + state agencies will pause red-dye diesel inspections.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and residents are urged to schedule regular screening mammograms with fully covered in-network services available for employees via PEIA+The Health Plan.

Local options like Bonnie’s Bus and WELLWVU Mental Health 101 Training on Thu, Nov. 12 help support early detection and well-being.

The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute in Morgantown will create a Center for Neuromodulation and Brain Therapeutics with an $11.934M federal grant announced by Senator Capito on Wednesday.

The center will boost treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s (and other conditions) to improve care in WV.

WVU's defense heads off this weekend to face TCU's weak offense.

The Mountaineers, who recently struggled against top quarterbacks and a strong rushing team, will try to regroup and build momentum on the road + adjust their game plan.

WVU quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. threw for 464 yards (a season-high) and led a comeback win over Cincinnati.

Despite his big game, the Big 12 awards went to quarterbacks from BYU and Houston, while Walter Camp honored Hawkins as Offensive Player of the Week.

Former WVU coach Bob Huggins is facing a progressive cognitive condition, as confirmed in a release from the University of Cincinnati, and his family has issued a statement on his health.