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Graduates in gold and blue to be celebrated during WVU Commencement

West Virginia University will mark Commencement Weekend in Morgantown with 14 ceremonies over three days — May 12-14. As many as 4,500 spring graduates, President Gordon Gee, Provost Maryanne Reed, Chancellor Dr. Clay Marsh, other university officials will participate in ceremonies planned at the WVU Coliseum and WVU Canady Creative Arts Center. The schedule May 12 Reed College of Media, 9 a.m., Coliseum College of Law, 9:30 a.m., Canady Creative Arts Center School of Medicine Professional and Undergraduate Programs, noon, Coliseum College of Creative Arts, 12:30 ...

Spring brings wildflower explosion, migrating birds to WVU Core Arboretum

If the recent spring weather has you itching to get outside, the WVU Core Arboretum might be a good place to start. WVU Core Arboretum hosts several opportunities to check out the grounds while learning about the nature that thrives there. WVU Department of Biology spring ephemeral wildflower walks have begun, as have Mountaineer Audubon spring bird walks. The free, guided flower and bird tours are a spring tradition at the arboretum. Last year, in the course of three wildflower walks and four bird walks, more than 45 species of plants were seen in bloom and over 70 species of ...

South Korean insulin manufacturer to build facility in Morgantown

A lower-cost insulin manufacturer has taken the next step toward establishing a location in West Virginia. UNDBIO, a South Korean company, has secured a lease with West Virginia University to build an insulin manufacturing facility in Morgantown. The company anticipates creating 200 jobs within the first three years while investing $100,000,000 in phase one of the project. Gov. Jim Justice celebrated the lease agreement and praised the development during a briefing at the state Capitol. “The Morgantown area has a strong manufacturing history and I am proud that UNDBIO will ...

Student-led Relay for Life returns to campus

The WVU and Morgantown community is invited to join the movement and fight back against cancer while honoring and remembering loved ones during the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Mon County/WVU. The relay is set for 6 p.m.-midnight Friday in the WVU Shell Building, 3450 Monongahela Blvd. in Morgantown. There will be entertainment and games throughout the night, with all profits benefiting the American Cancer Society. This includes music from a local band, a pilates class, a wing eating contest, a craft table, and a ceremony where those who have battled cancer are ...