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Philanthropic support is expanding opportunities for West Virginia University students to build community by getting outside, pursuing hobbies, sharing meals and more while developing critical skills to promote their future success and well-being.

WVU Medicine Children’s unveiled a new playground today (Oct. 22) to boost health and well-being for young patients and their families.

Students at the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy will benefit from a $300,000 gift made by an alumnus and his wife.

The gift from James and Judith Smith establishes a namesake fund to advance the mission of the School of Pharmacy. The James F. Smith Prescription for Excellence Award aims to boost student recruitment and retention by providing four years of scholarship support for a first-year PharmD student.

The West Virginia University Foundation is honoring three individuals and a local corporation with 2024 Outstanding Philanthropy Awards for their tremendous generosity, leadership and dedication.

A West Virginia University School of Medicine alumnus and his wife are paying tribute to his alma mater with a planned gift to benefit future students.

Dr. Roger and Linda Lewis pledged an estimated $2 million to WVU as part of their estate. Half of those funds will be used to establish a new scholarship for students from Preston County pursuing a medical degree. The other half will go toward the existing Fund for Medicine, which provides unrestricted support for the School of Medicine at the discretion of leadership.

An annual donation drive led by the West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities will bring joy to former foster youth in West Virginia during the holiday season.

For more than 100 days, Julie Vincent and her husband, David, were guests of Rosenbaum Family House as their late daughter, Emily, battled a mysterious lung infection at nearby WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital.