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Understanding, preserving West Virginia’s landscape

WVU Today New research from West Virginia University is transforming understanding of the Mountain State’s famous landscape — and identifying ways to preserve it. As WVU’s latest NSF CAREER Award winner, assistant professor of geography Aaron Maxwell will use big data to map what ...

Postcast 70 – May 7, 2021

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Students raise concerns about Carruth Center

Additional reporting by Gabriella Brown After the death of Ben Pravecek, many WVU students started voicing concerns on social media about mental health services on campus, or lack thereof, offered by the Carruth Center. Pravecek, a 20-year-old business major from Harpers Ferry, fell or ...

West Virginia University professor, author receives Andrew Carnegie Fellowship

MORGANTOWN -- A West Virginia University faculty member was a recipient of the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship for 2021 in recognition of ongoing research and work regarding the diversity of gender justice. The Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Andrew Carnegie Fellowship awards each recipient $200,000 to fund “scholarship in the humanities and social sciences that addresses important and enduring issues confronting our society.” This year, 311 individuals were nominated nationwide; 26 individuals received the fellowship. Jessica Wilkerson, associate professor of history, Stuart ...