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Researcher explains role on Mars Mission

BY MIKE NOLTING Over the last year, West Virginia University geologist Kathy Benison has been part of the team guiding the work of the Mars 2020 Mission team. Benison is an expert in extreme environments like Mars, and is working on a team of Return Sample Selection Participating Scientists on the mission. The workhorse of the mission is the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. The rover has cameras, microphones and a complete weather station — all sending data back to researchers. The mobile lab weighs about 2,200 pounds and is about the size of a small car. The rover landed in ...

No injuries reported in fire at WVU’s Armstrong Hall

A section of material being used to resurface the roof of WVU’s Armstrong Hall caught fire Friday afternoon. A Morgantown fire crew was sent out to quickly extinguish the flames. The call came in at 2:44 p.m. and firefighters, with the aid of a ladder truck from Granville’s volunteer ...

WVU will be closed Monday for Juneteenth

WVU TODAY West Virginia University, including WVU Tech, Potomac State College, Extension offices and WVU Research Corp., will close Monday, following a declaration issued by Gov. Jim Justice proclaiming a state holiday in recognition of Juneteenth. Juneteenth, which is held on June 19 each year, celebrates the ending of slavery in the United States. This year, June 19 falls on a Sunday. As a result, the University will follow its protocol to observe the holiday on the following Monday, June 20. Consistent with past practice and as previously planned, WVU will observe West ...

Capito, Manchin announce NSF funding for WVU

CHARLESTON, — U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday $990,283 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support three projects at West Virginia University. Specifically, these projects will work to study transition metal catalysts in pharmaceutical development, research interactions between the serotonergic systems and address tumor recurrence. “West Virginia University has proven itself as a leader in a variety of research fields, which is evident in its continued R1 ...

WVU’s campus food effort expands into Westover

BY JADE RUGGIERI The West Virginia University Campus Food Garden is sprouting more growing space for an urban farm and learning center at the Abundant Life Greenhouse in Westover. While the Evansdale garden is 200 square feet, the Westover expansion boasts a budding 1,800 square ...

Growing ‘The Garden’ to a second location in Westover

By Jade Ruggieri The West Virginia University Campus Food Garden is sprouting more growing space for an urban farm and learning center at the Abundant Life Greenhouse in Westover. While the Evansdale garden is 200 square feet, the Westover expansion boasts a budding 1,800 square ...