While many assume egg hunts and the Easter Bunny have pagan origins, Aaron Gale, associate professor with the West Virginia University Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, explains how modern scholars came to believe that Easter’s secular symbols may have come from Christianity.
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will travel to the West Virginia University College of Law to hear arguments for several cases on Wednesday (April 1).
On Monday (March 30), West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson will visit Doddridge, Ritchie and Wirt counties on his “Welcome Home Tour” of West Virginia to mark the first year of his presidency.
The West Virginia University EcoCAR team will host a spring vehicle demonstration from 4-5 p.m. Tuesday (March 31), showcasing student innovation in electric vehicle technology as part of the EcoCAR EV Challenge.
West Virginia University, the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation and Marshall University will host the eighth annual Focus Forward conference from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 1 at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place.
The West Virginia University Hearts of Gold program will hold a graduation ceremony for three service dogs — Oliver, Cooper and Maggie — and their partnered veterans following the completion of required training.
West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson will visit Summers County and Monroe County as part of his “Welcome Home Tour,” which is taking him to every Mountain State county in the first year of his presidency.
Fourth-year medical students across the three West Virginia University School of Medicine campuses in Morgantown, Charleston and Martinsburg, will learn where they will complete their residency training after years of hard work during a Match Day ceremony Friday (March 20).
More than 110 West Virginia University School of Medicine second-year medical students will transition to patient care following the 30th annual John W. Traubert White Coat Ceremony scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday (March 14) at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center in Morgantown.
The STEAM Technical Assistance Center, housed within the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative at West Virginia University, will engage 9th grade students with support from WVU President Michael T. Benson in a STEAM classroom immersion Monday (March 9) developed in collaboration with and sponsored by Hope Gas.