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West Virginia University’s Commencement Weekend returns to the Morgantown campus in full force after two years of pandemic-restructured ceremonies with 16 ceremonies over three days Friday through Sunday, May 13-15 with as many as 4,500 spring graduates, President Gordon Gee, Provost Maryanne Reed, Chancellor Clay Marsh and other University officials, as well as honorary degree recipients including Stavros Lambrinidis, Ambassador of the European Union to the U.S.

"Shocking” is how a law professor at West Virginia University describes the alleged leak of a draft majority opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court, first reported by Politico, which appears to strike down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing federal constitutional protections for abortion rights along with 1992’s Planned Parenthood v. Casey case which maintained those rights.

West Virginia University Extension Ultimate Outdoor Adventure Camp, a three-day outdoor adventure camp for state youths ages 12-18 that includes kayaking, survival skills, hiking, shooting sports, ATV training, fly fishing and much more will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 30 and May 1, at WVU Jackson’s Mill. Mountaineer Mascot Mary Roush, alternate Gunnar Webb and former Mountaineer Mascot Colson Glover will attend.

WVU students will present several show-and-tell demonstrations from competition teams including: the WVU Formula SAE racecar competition team, the WVU Experimental Rocketry team, the WVU EcoCAR Mobility Challenge team, the WVU University Rover Challenge team, the WVU AIAA Design, Build, Fly team, and Spacecraft Design student participating in the NASA RASC-AL competition. The event will be held April 26-28 in the Engineering Sciences Building.

The fourth Focus Forward symposium, hosted by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, will be held Wednesday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  in the Platinum Ballroom, Salons A-E, Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, 2 Waterfront Place, Morgantown. Keynote speakers include Brian Anderson, Executive Director of the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization, and Gayle Manchin, Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission.

Bridging Innovation Week, hosted by the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics and Marshall University Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation, will take place at the Charleston Civic Center this week with open events Tuesday and Wednesday.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia convenes at the West Virginia University College of Law to hear arguments in five cases.

Ahead of a West Virginia University scientist’s testimony to a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday (March 31), researchers can discuss the University’s advancements in developing a process to extract rare earths and critical materials from acid mine drainage and coal waste.

An economic forecaster at West Virginia University said a variety of factors could unfold from the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine – ranging from the positive (a boost in U.S. energy production) to the negative (a potential recession down the road).

As West Virginia University prepares to host a national conference this week, several experts can offer insights into various aspects of Appalachian issues, culture and research.