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A student's engineering design is being tested by dropping. Their concept is a trash can with a parachute.

WVU Statler College to host Pumpkin Drop

The West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources will welcome students and teachers from across the state on Friday (Oct. 27) for the 34th Pumpkin Drop, a design competition that puts students’ engineering concepts to the test.

Exterior photograph of the Erickson Alumni Center. The impressive, red brick building stands over a green space with blue skies and white puffy clouds overhead.
WVU President Gordon Gee shown on stage during a State of the University address. He is standing in front of a blue curtain with a gold Flying WV block sign to his right. You can see the backs of attendees heads in the foreground.

Gee to deliver State of the University remarks

West Virginia University President Gordon Gee will speak at 3 p.m. Monday (Oct. 23) at the Erickson Alumni Center. A livestream will also be available on the WestVirginiaU YouTube channel.

A picture showing structures on the WVU farm. A tree showing its fall colors is in the foreground, and a long outbuilding and two grain silos are situated behind it.

WVU to host first Farm Fest

The West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design will host its inaugural Farm Fest on Saturday (Oct. 14) to celebrate the cutting-edge research, teaching and outreach happening on farms and in labs to help improve local communities and the state.

An image showing children playing on a playground. A teacher, wearing khaki pants, a dark colored shirt, a maroon hat and a blue and white backpack, is helping a young girl with blonde hair.
The WVU Mountaineer Mascot, Mikel Hager, is pictured here wearing his traditional buckskins and holding his rifle. He has long curly light brown hair cut in a mullet style and a long brown beard.

Mountaineer mascot to receive flu shot

The West Virginia University Mountaineer mascot, Mikel Hager, will get his flu shot to raise awareness about flu prevention on Wednesday (Oct. 4).

A photograph of boxwood blight affecting a shrub. The plant disease causes the plant to turn brown which is what is shown in the photo.
Photograph of the exterior of the Erickson Alumni Center on the Morgantown Campus at WVU. The red brick building stands tall agains a bright blue sky with puffy white clouds.
A photograph of a group of medicine bottles grouped together. There are brightly colored pills on the surface around the bottles.
An up close photograph of the brown marmorated stink bug. It is pictured on top of a bright green leaf.