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West Virginia University will celebrate the accomplishments of thousands of graduates during Commencement Weekend in Morgantown with nine ceremonies over three days.

Brad Humphreys, professor and associate dean of academic affairs and research at the WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics, has studied college player decisions to either continue their educations or enter the professional sports landscape.

West Virginia University will co-host the 2024 Mine Drainage Task Force Symposium and 15th International Mine Water Association Congress, bringing together mining, water and reclamation experts from around the world who will provide the latest updates on research, regulations and practices involving mine drainage, water quality and rare earth element extraction.

Two West Virginia University astrophysicists, credited with helping discover fast radio bursts — intense, unexplained pulses of energy, coming from billions of light years away, that pop for mere milliseconds — will discuss their research and discovery as part of their Shaw Talk for the University.

Thomas Wilson, emeritus professor of geology at the West Virginia University Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, reported the quake’s waves arrived in Morgantown and were recorded on the University’s seismograph within roughly one minute of onset.

Pitch competitions at this year’s Bridging Innovation Week, co-sponsored by the West Virginia University Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab, will include the inaugural Hayhurst Invitational, an opportunity for owners of five West Virginia small businesses to impress judges who are leaders in entrepreneurship and investing with their visions.

To help connect autistic people and their families to important resources more efficiently, the West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities has developed a new autism resources directory and interactive map focused on available Mountain State services.

John Saldanha, Sears Chair in Global Supply Chain Management, director of the Wehrle Global Supply Chain Lab, and professor at the WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics, points to coal and automobiles as examples of two sectors affected very differently in the aftermath of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

West Virginia University will celebrate the University’s standing as an R1 institution, and its volume and caliber of research during the sixth annual Research Week from April 1-5.

Hota GangaRao, a West Virginia University civil engineering expert, sees extensive recovery and rebuilding ahead following the Tuesday (March 26) collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore due to a barge collision.