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Survey aims to gather data on STEM education in Appalachia

MORGANTOWN - A West Virginia doctoral research study is investigating how Appalachian elementary school teachers apply science, technology, engineering and math education in their classrooms and ways to promote engagement. Susie Huggins, administrative assistant for WVU’s School of ...

WVU cuts ribbon on renovated dental school

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joined WVU leaders Wednesday morning to cut the ribbon on the renovated and modernized School of Dentistry. The ribbon cutting marked the completion of the $12.6 Phase 1 of the project, bringing new orthodontic, pediatric and dental group practice ...

A new class finds its Mountaineer spirit

MORGANTOWN — For incoming West Virginia University freshmen, their college journey officially began under the lights of Milan Puskar Stadium Sunday night. WVU’s annual Sunday Night Lights welcomed members of the Class of 2030 to Mountaineer Field for an evening filled with games, ...

Blanche Lazzell artwork comes home after nationwide tour

MORGANTOWN -- The West Virginia University Art Museum will hold an opening ceremony to unveil “Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Artist” on Friday. This exhibition is the first from WVU to complete a nationwide tour and celebrates the WVU alum and printmaking prodigy Lazzell. Lazzell ...

University Police prep for Welcome Week

MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University’s annual back-to-school event, “Welcome Week,” kicked off Wednesday and will last until Aug. 23. University Police Department Chief Sherry St. Clair shared how the UPD prepares every year for the influx of students. “We work with everyone in the ...

Smallwood nets ‘Mountaineer Playbook’ its first Gracie Award

Alison Smallwood, a Sports and Adventure Media major in the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications, was recognized with a digital media award at the 51st Gracie Awards for her “Mountaineer Playbook” segment “3-in-30.” The Gracie Awards were established in 1975 and created by, for ...