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Spring is here and the Easter holiday is around the corner, which means farm and feed stores everywhere have cute baby animals, such as bunnies and chicks, available for purchase. While you may be tempted to bring home a bunny or some chicks as a holiday gift for your children, West Virginia University Extension Service Agents Natasha Harris and Jesica Streets have shared a few considerations before making the investment.

Michelle Richmond, a senior in the West Virginia University School of Social Work is working with Legal Aid of West Virginia on its strategic plan to improve statewide community access to legal services.

West Virginia University President Gordon Gee will be joined by other University leaders for a virtual Spring State of the University for Students Tuesday, March 30 from 7-8 p.m. This live conversation via Zoom is being presented in collaboration with The Daily Athenaeum and U92 and will cover a variety of campus topics and address questions posed by students from across the WVU community.

Deesha Philyaw’s “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies,” published by WVU Press, continues to draw national attention for its short stories about Black women, church and sexuality, this time from Hollywood.

Opportunities to serve faculty, staff and fellow students abound for student employees at West Virginia University who also advance their learning outside the classroom and offset the cost of earning their degrees. Two students, employed by the Division of Student Life creates programs that advance the University’s mission, develop and build community on campus and help campus offices operate more efficiently, have been recognized for their leadership and service through the Herman L. Moses Scholarship.

Third Annual Focus Forward: Beyond the Cloud hosted by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative, High Technology Foundation, West Virginia University, Marshall University, Vantage Ventures and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed higher education; however, West Virginia University students across all disciplines are working to change the pandemic, as well.

NASA rover Perseverance landed on the surface of Mars Thursday, Feb. 18, and West Virginia University geologist Kathleen Benison is on the scientific team choosing which Martian rocks to bring back to Earth for study.

Earlier this week, Old Man Winter packed a dual punch of ice and snow that blanketed a large part of the U.S., including southwestern West Virginia. In addition to causing power outages and dangerous roads, ice storms also present a number of hazards for landowners, including severe damage to forests and the value of timber. WVU Extension Service Forestry Resources Specialist David McGill notes it’s important for landowners to remain calm and seek out resources to develop a plan to address the damage.

Celebration of the completion of a relocation and refresh of The Rack: West Virginia University Student Food Pantry.