Unstable fuel prices, coupled with concerns for the environment and air quality, have led many Americans to seek information about alternatives to gasoline, diesel fuel, and other petroleum-based products. The National AFV Day Odyssey at the Capitol workshop and vehicle display will provide attendees with information about AFVs and local alternative fueling infrastructure.
West Virginia University graphic design students are helping one of the most rural counties in the state make a name for itself as a popular business and tourism destination. Tucker County has never had a highway to connect it to the rest of the world. That will change in the coming years as Corridor H – a 148-mile highway connecting Central West Virginia to Northern Virginia still under construction – nears completion.
West Virginia University professor Hota GangaRao will demonstrate a WVU-patented invention that will increase the strength and endurance of structures that need to be rehabilitated or must withstand shocks from hurricanes, tornadoes or other large blasts.
West Virginia University Army ROTC Cadets will be commissioned as 2nd Lts. during the Mountaineer Battalion’s annual commissioning ceremony.
Talking about the news and politics with someone whose views are the opposite of your own can be anywhere from difficult to dangerous. But there are “teachable moments,” as some West Virginia University School of Social Work have discovered through teach-ins that included presentations, films and role-playing activities.
More than 4,500 West Virginia University students are expected to graduate May 12-14 at various Commencement ceremonies throughout Morgantown.
As the House of Representatives debates changes to the Affordable Care Act, West Virginia University experts weigh in possible effects of the bill on the state’s residents, healthcare system and economy.
The Mountaineer Area Robotics team has returned from the FIRST Robotics Competition Championship in St. Louis and will be on campus to unload their team trailer and prepare for an upcoming STEM event.
West Virginia University alumnus Tyler Hartman was selected for a year-long journey across the world through Remote Year, a program designed for digital nomads to travel the world while maintaining their jobs by working remotely. After months of traveling between Switzerland, Morocco and India, Hartman is now exploring South America in Columbia, Peru, Argentina and Chile. Hartman credits his experience at WVU, which gave him confidence, adaptivity and agility in his work.
West Virginia University President Gordon Gee and a group of WVUteach students will teach a mathematics lesson in Melissa Forinash’s 5th grade class at North Elementary School in Morgantown.