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The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute will establish a Center for Neuromodulation and Brain Therapeutics following the award of an $11.934 million federal grant. Senator Shelley Moore Capito’s office announced the grant Wednesday. The funding will support construction and medical equipment for the new center, expanding RNI’s work in neuromodulation treatments such as focused ultrasound and light therapy for Alzheimer’s disease and dementias, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease,... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced Wednesday an $11.934 million congressional directed spending (CDS) grant for West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. The award, secured through a CDS directed spending request made by Sen. Capito in fiscal 2026, would help establish a Center for Neuromodulation and Brain Therapeutics. The center would build on the RNI’s first-in-the-field clinical and research success to make West Virginia a national leader in neuromodulation. The... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced an $11.934 million federal award for the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute in Morgantown to establish a new brain treatment center and expand patient care facilities. The congressionally directed spending award, secured through Capito’s fiscal 2026 funding request, will support construction and medical equipment for the Center for Neuromodulation and Brain Therapeutics. Funding also will expand RNI’s Innovation Center with space... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito revealed that West Virginia University (WVU) Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute was awarded an $11.934 million Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) grant. According to a press release from the Office of Senator Capito, she made the CDS request in Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) to create a Center for Neuromodulation and Brain Therapeutics. This would be adding on to RNI’s first-in-field clinical and research achievements and catapult the Mountain State to becoming... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced $15 million in federal funding for renovations and equipment at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry in Morgantown. The funding comes through a fiscal 2026 congressionally directed spending award from the Health Resources and Services Administration. Capito, who chairs the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, requested the funding. The $15 million allocation will support... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced a $15 million Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for West Virginia University’s (WVU) School of Dentistry. According to a press release from the Office of U.S. Senator Capito, she made the request for the CDS award in Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26). The monies will go towards renovations to WVU’s Dental School. “In August, Senator Capito attended the ribbon cutting for the school’s recent... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito attended the inauguration of Dr. Bethany Meighen, who was formally installed Friday as the 13th president of Concord University during a ceremony at the Alexander Fine Arts Center. The event brought together faculty, students, alumni, community leaders, and higher-education partners to celebrate Meighen’s leadership and mark a new era for the Athens-based institution. Senator Capito praised Concord’s long-standing commitment to educating West Virginians and... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) attended the inauguration ceremony of Dr. Bethany Meighen as the 13th president of Concord University in Athens, W.Va. The ceremony, which was held at the Alexander Fine Arts Center, brought together university leadership, faculty, students, alumni, and members of the community to celebrate President Meighen and mark a new chapter for the university. “Concord University has a long history of providing West Virginia students with a quality education and... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) attended the inauguration ceremony of Dr. Bethany Meighen as the 13th president of Concord University in Athens, W.Va. The ceremony, which was held at the Alexander Fine Arts Center, brought together university leadership, faculty, students, alumni, and members of the community to celebrate President Meighen and mark a new chapter for the university. “Concord University has a long history of providing West Virginia students with a quality education and... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito visited several Eastern Panhandle communities, highlighting investments in health care, housing, economic development and higher education during stops in Martinsburg, Ranson and Shepherdstown. Capito began her visit in Martinsburg, where she marked the 50th anniversary of Shenandoah Community Health and toured a recent expansion of the facility. The community health organization serves patients across the region and has received federal funding that Capito has... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Chairman of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, announced a $2.45 million Congressionally Directed Spending award for the WVU Medicine-Weirton Medical Center. This award, which was secured through a CDS request made by Senator Capito in Fiscal Year 2026, will support the planned renovation and expansion of the WVU Medicine-Weirton Medical Center`s emergency department. Director of Communications at WVU Medicine Weirton... Read More

S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., visited Morgantown on Thursday to highlight nearly $5.5 million in federal funding for Mon Health Medical Center and attend the investiture of West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson. Capito joined hospital officials to mark the Congressionally Directed Spending award she secured for fiscal year 2026. The funding will support infrastructure improvements and building maintenance at Mon Health Medical Center. “It was great to be in Morgantown to... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito came to Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center on a gray, rainy Thursday morning to celebrate the allocation of $5.485 million in federal dollars for critical infrastructure upgrades to the hospital. Capito secured the funds through the Congressionally Directed Spending process - what she called "Your tax dollars coming back to you." It directs already appropriated money to specific needs in the state. Hospital staff and leaders, along with local elected officials, attended... Read More

The Vandalia Health Network’s Mon Health Medical Center will see several infrastructure improvements move forward with the help of federal funds. United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced that $5.5 million in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) has been allocated on a federal level to help support planned improvements for the Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown. Capito made the announcement with West Virginia Senator Mike Oliverio and State Delegates Joe Statler and David... Read More

Mon Health Medical Center is receiving nearly $5.5 million in federal funding for critical infrastructure work, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced during a visit to Morgantown Thursday afternoon. Capito said the funding is designated for critical infrastructure at the hospital. “I think it’s going to be things like roof repair, probably HVAC, plumbing, electrical, all the kind of guts of the building that may not be the most beautiful things to talk about, but they’re so... Read More

Senator Shelley Moore-Capito (R-WV) visited Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown on Thursday to announce millions in funding for the center. Senator Capito revealed that the hospital will receive $5.5 million in infrastructure money, which will help the hospital with infrastructure upgrades such as building issues, equipment upgrades and modernizing systems. 12 News spoke with Senator Capito on how important the funding is for the hospital. “This is a nice $5.5 million infusion of federal... Read More

The Vandalia Health Network’s Mon Health Medical Center will see several infrastructure improvements move forward with the help of federal funds. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced $5.5 million in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) has been allocated on a federal level to help support planned improvements. Capito made the announcement with local elected officials and representatives of the Morgantown Area Partnership Thursday in Morgantown. “This is a nice $5.5 million dollar... Read More

WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center will receive $2.45 million in federal funding to support a planned renovation and expansion of its emergency department, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced. The funding is part of fiscal year 2026 Congressionally Directed Spending. Capito Senate Website The project is intended to expand the hospital’s existing emergency department to accommodate increased patient volume in West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle. Capito Senate Website “This funding... Read More

A long-planned project to expand the service capacity of the emergency department at WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center received a boost, this week, from one of West Virginia’s U.S. senators. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced Wednesday, the appropriation of $2.45 million in Congressionally Directed Spending for the hospital, with funds coming from the federal 2026 fiscal budget. "This funding represents a significant investment in the health and well-being of West Virginians... Read More

A long-planned project to expand the service capacity of the emergency department at WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center received a boost, this week, from one of West Virginia’s U.S. senators. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced Wednesday, the appropriation of $2.45 million in Congressionally Directed Spending for the hospital, with funds coming from the federal 2026 fiscal budget. "This funding represents a significant investment in the health and well-being of West Virginians... Read More