Think about the first time you saw a cow and horse up close and relive that feeling of awe as you watch children share that same experience. On April 17-19, West Virginia University’s Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design will host Kiddie Days at the Animal Sciences farm. Kids will get to experience all of the farm firsts. Tours will run each day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with admission being $2 per person.
Paul Ryan’s decision to retire is likely rooted in fears that he could lose his seat in the upcoming election, that the GOP could lose the majority—or both, according to one West Virginia University expert. American politics expert Jason MacDonald says Ryan is calculating the number of House Republican retirements and weighing his own political future
: West Virginia University will welcome nearly 2,500 prospective students and families to campus this weekend as part of Decide WVU Days, which gives admitted students the opportunity to explore what it means to be a Mountaineer both in and outside of the classroom.
While West Virginia University social media expert Elizabeth Cohen says dramatic changes may not occur in Facebook’s business model—or even in people’s online behaviors—she says Mark Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony is a societal turning point for data privacy discussions. Further, she says, it’s time to classify social media companies like Facebook so the need for regulatory rules—if any—can be determined.
Erika Kirby’s lecture will explore the communicative implications of how relationships – whether in the workplace, in the “home space” or beyond – can be supportive and encourage work-life integration or non-supportive and create situation of overwork and stress.
WVU President Gordon Gee will visit high schools in Preston, Monongalia, Kanawha and Cabell counties. He is also the keynote speaker at a Boy Scout Leadership Reception and Dinner in Jackson County and will attend an “Ask Us Anything” event in Wheeling. Meshea Poore, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion and Ken Blemings, dean of the WVU Honors College, will join Gee in Kanawha and Cabell counties.
A chance to join talented neuroscience researchers and clinicians for an interactive and innovative exploration of the Institute’s revolutionary technology and novel efforts to combat major public health challenges. An investiture ceremony will follow, with Sen. Rockefeller presenting the John D. Rockefeller IV Chair in Neuroscience at West Virginia University to Dr. Ali Rezai.
The free community event will allow children and their families the opportunity to touch, sit-in and explore real vehicles from a number of different industries. In additional to a variety of historic and current mining machines, some of the vehicles in attendance will include WVU’s EcoCAR, Morgantown Fire Department Fire Truck, a WVU Mining Extension mobile training unit, Mountaineer Area Rescue Group Mobile Command Post, and WVU Roads, Grounds and Recycling equipment.
New software donated to the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design – and created by one of its own alumni – will help forestry students cruise into their careers using the most up-to-date technology. Cruise Control is designed to aid foresters in data collection and processing for forest inventory.
The Civil Rights movement led by Martin Luther King, Jr. is now being carried forward by a new generation. Marjorie Fuller, director of the Center for Black Culture and Research at West Virginia University, and Meshea Poore, vice president of WVU’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, believe that as the nation marks the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination, his work is more relevant now than ever.