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WVU experts are available to comment on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and Monday’s (Jan. 27) live-stream from the Memorial and Museum at Auschwitz-Birkenau beginning at 9:30 in the Shenandoah Room at the Mountainlair. In addition, WVU’s Downtown Library is showcasing a selection of books around Auschwitz and featuring reproduced artwork from the Yad Vashem Art Museum that investigate how survivors reacted to the liberation through art.

WVU College of Law hosts “Leaving No One Behind: Ensuring a Fair Transition for Workers and Communities,” a free public education workshop which will explore how the state’s communities can respond to the world’s transition to new energy sources and technology.

West Virginia University is leading efforts to protect water quality which affects more than 18 million people while advancing agriculture production in West Virginia and across the country. WVU will host the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee members, federal and state government officials and nationally recognized experts Jan. 23-24 to focus on soil health, which is a cornerstone for agricultural productivity and water quality.

Proceeds from ticket sales and auctions benefit the Remember the Miners Scholarship Fund and the Norma Mae Huggins Endowment Fund, which supports clinical trials at the WVU Cancer Institute.

West Virginia University Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Meshea L. Poore encourages West Virginians to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a call to action to create and strengthen more inclusive communities.

West Virginia University students, faculty and staff will participate in a variety of projects and events to commemorate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, Jan. 20.

Eight graduate students from around the world and the U.S. will be able to focus on their research first as West Virginia University Foundation Scholarships help relieve their financial stresses.

Various West Virginia University faculty, administrators and staff members will be available to comment on issues addressed by Gov. Jim Justice in his annual State of the State address Wednesday (Jan. 8) and topics related to the 84th legislative session.

West Virginia University geographer and paleoclimatologist Amy Hessl has studied the climate history of Australia and even happens to be in the country as it faces massive fires that have left many homeless and resulted in at least 20 deaths. A changing climate, particularly warmer, drIer conditions in Australia, have contributed to these extreme fires, according to Hessl, who is known for her expertise as a dendrochronologist, a person who unravels climate histories and trends through the study of tree-ring growth patterns.

Shortcuts likely led to a Boeing 737 MAX with a “mind of its own” leaving the flight crew “helpless,” according to Peter Gall, teaching assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at West Virginia University.