The West Virginia University women’s basketball team celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day Wednesday. The team returned to Morgantown to square off against Texas for the first time […]
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WVU receives $1 million Maier grant to help students ‘cross the finish line’
WVU TODAY West Virginia University students will benefit from a $1 million gift from the Maier Foundation aimed at reducing the number of students who leave campus before graduation. The […]
WVU student works in rural communities
Growing up, Stephanie Lusk always knew she wanted to help people. That drive first drew her to floor nursing. Now, she works as a West Virginia University Extension Family & […]
Nature and nurture: Fellowship funding drives WVU student to dream bigger
WVU FOUNDATION At 26, Cameron Wilson was bartending to support her 3-year-old son, often missing milestone moments and still not earning enough to make ends meet, when she came to […]
WVU, partners build solar-power test site in Fairmont
WVU TODAY The launch of a partnership between West Virginia University engineers and the nonprofit and utility sectors could bring the region one step closer to integrating solar-generated power into […]
WVU student leaders among those against campus carry bill
BY MIKE NOLTING Students leaders at West Virginia University are among those expressing concern about the Campus Carry bill moving through the state Senate. The Campus Self Defense Act, SB […]
It’s a new frontier for donors, colleges
Collectives that help student-athletes benefit from their names, images and likenesses represent a new option for donors to support. There is a challenge, however. University fundraising arms have relationships with […]
Connecting people with the magical bond of language
BY ASHUTOSH DAS Manal Al Natour is the director of Arabic Studies Program at West Virginia University. In addition to teaching, she acts as a binding force for students arriving […]
Celebrating the life and legacy of William A. Neal
WVU FOUNDATION A West Virginia University faculty member’s $50,000 gift to support the new William A. Neal Museum of the Health Sciences celebrates the life and legacy of its namesake. […]
Miss West Virginia finishes 3rd runner-up in Miss America pageant
A hometown crowd was cheering Berkeley County native and Miss West Virginia Elizabeth Lynch Thursday night as she took third runner-up in the Miss America pageant in Connecticut. Lynch earned […]
