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WVU alumnus Raymond Bradbury to deliver Poundstone Lecture
September 15th, 2011Raymond A. Bradbury, a WVU alumnus and retired president of Martin County Coal Corporation, will speak on Thursday, Sept. 22 as part of the WVU Department of Mining Engineering's William N. Poundstone Lecture Series. -
WVU business school to include Visa executive during 60th Anniversary Celebration lecture series
September 9th, 2011William M. Sheedy, a WVU alumnus who is an executive with Visa USA, is the latest confirmed speaker in the 60th Anniversary Celebration lecture series for the WVU College of Business and Economics. -
Nationally renowned executives to speak at WVU business school 60th Anniversary Celebration
August 26th, 2011Kelly S. King, chairman and CEO, BB&T Corporation; Christine A. Poon, dean of Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business and former vice chairman of Johnson & Johnson; and Steven F. Leer, chairman and CEO, Arch Coal, Inc. will present lectures as part of the WVU College of Business and Economics' 60th Anniversary Celebration. -
MIT professor to deliver lecture on the future of natural gas
March 4th, 2011John Deutch, Ph.D., Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will deliver a lecture at West Virginia University on "The Future of Natural Gas," Friday, March 11, at 2:30 p.m. The lecture will be held at the National Research Center for Coal and Energy, Assembly Room 101 A/B. It is free and open to the public -
The WVU College of Engineering and Mineral Resources is hosting Geoffrey Bland, a design engineer with the United States Navy, on Wednesday, March 9, at 3 p.m.
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Prison overcrowding to be discussed at the WVU College of Law
March 1st, 2011The West Virginia Law Review in cooperation with the Edward G. Donley Memorial Law Lecture will present "Crime and Punishment: The Legal Ramifications of Prison Overcrowding," Wednesday, March 2 at noon in the Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom at WVU's Law Center. This event is open to the public and will be webcast live at http://law.wvu.edu/crimepunish. -
Diversity, legal affairs and operations of Minor League Baseball focus of Feb. 28 talk at WVU
February 16th, 2011Three leading executives with the Minor League Baseball Association, including President and CEO Pat O'Conner, will speak at WVU Feb. 28, from 7-9 p.m. in Ruby Grand Hall at the Erickson Alumni Center. -
WVU Foundation Board member to deliver CEMR Distinguished Lecture
February 1st, 2011The WVU College of Engineering and Mineral Resources is hosting William "Bill" McCartney, WVU Foundation Board member and energy trader with Vitol Capital Management, at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 4. McCartney's lecture, "Marcellus Shale: Alternative Ideas for Career Opportunities," will be held in room G102 of the Engineering Sciences Building. The lecture is part of the WVU CEMR Distinguished Lecturer Series. It is free and open to the public. -
U.S. Olympic Women's soccer coach, medalist to speak at WVU Feb. 9
January 27th, 2011April Heinrichs, who made a successful transition from elite player to elite coach and then to a leading educator on soccer, will speak at WVU Feb. 9, from 7-8:30 p.m. in Salons B & C, at the Erickson Alumni Center. Heinrichs' talk is part of WVU's College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences 2011 distinguished lecture series. It is open to the general public. -
Quality physical education instruction is focus of Jan. 28 presentation
January 19th, 2011Bryan McCullick, an expert in teaching physical education and training physical education educators, is speaking at WVU Friday, Jan. 28 as part of WVU's College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences 2011 spring lecture series. McCullick's lecture is Friday, Jan. 28 from 8:30-9:45 a.m. in Coliseum room 255. The talk is open to students, faculty and staff along with the general public. -
NASA Project Leader to speak about Mars Exploration
November 5th, 2010Peter Smith, the Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair in Integrative Science at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona, will visit West Virginia University as a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar. He will present a public lecture on "The Next Phase of Martian Exploration: the Search for Life" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8. -
Former Ohio State head football coach featured as Nehlen visiting lecturer
September 2nd, 2010John Cooper, former head football coach at Ohio State University, will visit West Virginia University as part of the Don Nehlen Distinguished Lecture series. Cooper will be on campus Wednesday, Sept. 29 to offer two lectures. He will speak to students at 11 a.m. and will offer a second presentation at 7 p.m. Both events will be held in the Erickson Alumni Center and are free and open to the public. -
Gender historian to speak at WVU on history of women in science
April 20th, 2010Why are the fields of science and technology still considered to be predominantly male professions? Julie Des Jardins, gender historian and author of "The Madame Curie Complex: the Hidden History of Women in Science," will provide historical context to this question in a lecture at West Virginia University on Friday (April 23). Sponsored by the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the Des Jardins lecture will take place in Room G-102 of the Engineering Sciences Building at 1 p.m. -
Richmond Fed president details financial crisis for WVU community
April 14th, 2010As he constantly consumed information on the financial crisis that recently pushed the country into a recession, Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker saw a lot of reports that placed blame on economists for failing to predict the factors leading up to it. "I'm going to attack that notion for you today," Lacker told his audience of mostly business and politics students at West Virginia University on Wednesday (April 14). "I'm going to try and demolish that notion." -
Founding member of the Affrilachian Poets to visit WVU Monday
March 18th, 2010Frank X. Walker, founding member of the Affrilachian Poets, will come to West Virginia University on Monday, March 22. -
Reporting on breaking news from around the world has taught CNN's Soledad O'Brien a lot about diversity, and on Monday, March 8 she will share her experiences with the West Virginia University community.
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WVU presents discussion on climate change and impact on Africa
March 2nd, 2010West Virginia University Associate Professor of Geography Brent McCusker will talk about "The Impact of Climate Change on Africa's Development" on Thursday, March 4. -
Media Advisory: Gary Paul Nabhan available for media Q & A before WVU Festival of Ideas presentation
March 1st, 2010Gary Paul Nabhan, Arab-American writer, lecturer, food and farming advocate, rural lifeways folklorist and conservationist, is available for a brief question-and-answer session prior to his Festival of Ideas presentation on Tuesday, March 2. -
Esteemed attorney Cromwell to be featured speaker for WVU multicultural event
February 26th, 2010Dynamic. Engaging. Powerful. These are words used to describe attorney Rasheed Ali Cromwell and his passionate style of speaking. On Tuesday, March 2, Cromwell will be featured as the guest speaker at a West Virginia University multicultural program entitled "The Ties that Bond." The program will begin at 6 p.m. in the Hatfield's dining area of the Mountainlair. -
Food, farming advocate Nabhan to speak at WVU Festival of Ideas
February 25th, 2010Gary Paul Nabhan is coming to West Virginia University to talk about one of people's favorite things - food. Nabhan, Ph.D., is an Arab-American writer, lecturer, food and farming advocate, rural lifeways folklorist and conservationist whose work has long been rooted in the U.S./Mexico borderlands region he affectionately calls "the stinkin' hot desert."