Summer series looks at health

July 12, 2022

The summer Nature Connection Series continues this week at the WVU Core Arboretum’s woodland amphitheater. The talk begins at 6 p.m. today. The series runs each Tuesday evening through the summer. This week’s speaker is Samantha Moyers, PhD candidate at West Virginia University School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences. Her talk is on spending time in nature for human health. Spending time in nature often leaves us feeling refreshed, but what does the science have to say? The discussion will include the benefits that time spent in nature ...

WVU professor gets DOE grant to lead project supporting hydrogen power generation

July 3, 2022

MORGANTOWN – Eyes across the world are on hydrogen as the next clean energy fuel, and a WVU professor is leading a team aiming to make on part of that process a reality. Xingbo Liu is associate dean for research and Statler Endowed Chair of Engineering at WVU's Statler College of ...

Sayre to lead fundraising and marketing teams at WVU Medicine Children’s

June 24, 2022

WVU MEDICINE Marisa Sayre, manager of marketing of WVU Medicine Children’s, will begin leading both the marketing and fundraising activities of the hospital through a newly formed position that combines both responsibilities. As executive director of fundraising and marketing, Sayre will ...

Researcher explains role on Mars Mission

June 22, 2022

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

June 17, 2022

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

June 17, 2022

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 ...