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ROTC soldiers hold a vigil on the WVU campus to recognize the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

WVU ROTC cadets to mark 9/11 with 24-hour vigil

West Virginia University Army and Air Force ROTC cadets will recognize the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with a 24-hour vigil in front of the WVU Downtown Library beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 11) through 8 a.m. Thursday (Sept. 12).

A crowd of students is shown cheering at FallFest 2023. They are lit in stage colors of red and yellow and the Evansdale Residential Complex is visible in the background.
A group of female WVU student pose for a selfie with the Mountaineer mascot on the football field.
Photograph of WVU president Gordon Gee speaking in front of a crowd wearing a yellow sweater vest, light blue dress shirt and tie. He has short, gray hair and wears glasses.
A slightly red tomato on a very thirsty looking tomato plant.
A photograph of an empty running trick as spectators looks on for a race that will begin soon. People are standing around on the sidelines.
WVU researcher Jaime Toro gets a closer look at a rock formation wearing a blue shirt, gray pants and a white baseball cap. He is holding some type of measuring tool in his hand.

WVU geologist says Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion is not indicator of larger eruption

A West Virginia University researcher says Tuesday’s (July 23) surprise hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone National Park’s Biscuit Basin doesn’t mean a larger eruption of the Yellowstone Supervolcano is imminent. The explosion, captured on video by park visitors, launched debris into the air and damaged the boardwalk, but no one was injured.

President Gordon Gee sits at a wooden table and talks with three people.
Hands are shown in the middle keyboard of three laptops lined up side-by-side.

Massive IT outage exposes global dependence on few software platforms, WVU cybersecurity expert says

Christopher Ramezan, assistant professor of management information systems and cybersecurity in the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics, says the recent worldwide technology outage that grounded flights and disrupted hospitals, banks, businesses and governments should serve as a warning that society cannot rely solely on Microsoft, or similar platforms, for day-to-day operations.

Composite image featuring WVU faculty member Gary Lhotsky's headshot placed on a blue background. Lhotsky is pictured outside wearing a gray golf shirt. He has short, light colored hair.

WVU expert addresses security challenges ahead of Paris Summer Olympics

Gary Lhotsky, a West Virginia University teaching associate professor who studies risk management at sporting events, says authorities in France are facing a major security challenge with the planned July 26 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony in Paris, an event that will take place on a four-mile stretch of the Seine River.