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Changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a way to acknowledge the first people to live in the land that is now the U.S. More than a dozen states and nearly 150 cities, including Columbus, Ohio, commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a time to help educate, end negative stereotypes and counter centuries of cultural erasure, according to Bonnie Brown, Native American Studies Coordinator at West Virginia University.

WVU's Science Adventure School will take place at the Summit Bechtel Reserve Thursday (Oct. 6) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sixth grade students from Midland Trail and Park middle schools will participate

Shawn Ball of Ball Toyota will present West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee and WVU Tech Campus President Carolyn Long with a $50,000 gift to support scholarships and emergency resources for students in need at WVU Tech.

David H. Moore, international human rights and law scholar, will speak at two free lectures hosted by the West Virginia University School of Public Health and the College of Law.

With supply chain issues resulting from severe weather and the ongoing pandemic, holiday shopping may be challenging. Add in factory shutdowns and shipping delays, planning and smart spending will be more important than before.

Representatives from WVU Administration, and the Mountaineer Marching Band staff will attend and the Pride of West Virginia will perform selections from game day routines at a groundbreaking brunch to celebrate the completion of the first round of funding for the West Virginia University Mountaineer Marching Band’s future practice facility Sunday (Oct. 3) at 10:30 a.m. at the parking lot at the Canady Creative Arts Center.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many people to transition to working from home, some are finding it difficult to sleep. According to one West Virginia University neuroscientist, this problem is caused by disruptions to the circadian rhythms that regulate our sleep-wake cycle.

West Virginia University Mountaineer Mascot Colson Glover and his father will bring awareness to the importance of flu prevention by receiving their flu shots from a WVU School of Pharmacy student pharmacist.

Eddie Glaude Jr. a civil rights expert and bestselling author will speak on Sept. 30, 2021, 7 p.m. in Ming Hsieh Hall as part of the WVU Festival of Ideas, co-sponsored by the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

WVU's Institute of Water Security and Science will do drinking water testing in Fairmont Saturday (Sept. 25) from 10 a.m. to noon.