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WVU in the News: Faith Community Nursing course aims to connect churches via holistic health care

FAIRMONT — A nursing initiative designed to provide health care in churches is free to Marion County nurses. The West Virginia University School of Nursing offers a Faith Community Nursing course for individuals interested in helping address the specific needs of faith-based organizations. The course can be completed anywhere in the state, but for the fall semester, Mingo and Marion Counties are being prioritized.

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.