West Virginia University and WVU Extension will host WVU Day at the Legislature, highlighting the University’s premier academic programs, resources and events through engaging, interactive exhibits and providing chances to make connections with legislators, staffers, youth and other visitors on Feb. 4.
Sheldon Owen, a West Virginia University Extension wildlife specialist, says Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 marks an opportunity to celebrate not only the changing of the seasons, but the iconic rodent who decides whether or not to spring Americans from the long months of winter.
A West Virginia University faculty member and Grammy-nominated pianist says the biggest surprise about music’s biggest night, set for Sunday (Feb. 1), is how much of the celebration happens off-camera. Lucy Mauro, an associate professor of piano in the WVU College of Creative Arts and Media School of Music, says the Grammy Awards most viewers associate with the televised show are only part of the story.
The newest members of the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni will be inducted during a special ceremony beginning at 6 p.m. Friday (Jan. 30) at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown. This year’s honorees are Michael J. Florio, Nitin N. Kumbhani, Mary Ellen Mazey and Morris Morrison.
Olympians train for years to strengthen muscle and sharpen technique, but a West Virginia University graduate student and certified mental performance consultant says the difference between reaching the podium and disappointment may come down to mastering their minds.
For the first time, West Virginia University will serve as the host site for the West Virginia Scholastic Esports League Fall Finals with competition beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday (Jan. 23) in the WVU Mountainlair Ballroom in Morgantown.
The West Virginia University Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast hosted by the WVU Center for Black Culture will be held from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 17) in the Mountainlair Ballroom.
The West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering will host the Mountaineer VEX Robotics Competition for the fourth year in a row Jan. 10-11.
A West Virginia University electrical engineer and geologist say the solutions for homes and businesses now struggling with utility bills and facing the prospect of losing heat if ice storms or increased demand for power bring down the electric grid already exist, ranging from AI-assisted grid management to geothermal heat pumps.