West Virginia Forward is partnering to host a panel discussion on ways to accelerate projects in West Virginia Opportunity Zones. There will be six speakers varying by event. The events run over the course of three days: Thursday, April 25, in Morgantown, Friday, April 26, in Shepherdstown and Monday, April 29, in Charleston.
West Virginia University is highlighting ten Presidential Student Ambassadors to share personal reflections regarding their service and leadership. The event will take place in the President’s Conference Room of Stewart Hall on Tuesday, April 23 from 12:30-1:45 p.m.
WVU will hold a university-wide celebration of the robust culture of innovation, entrepreneurship and design Thursday (April 25). Events will occur throughout the day where students, faculty and staff across various disciplines and colleges will showcase their innovative ideas, cutting-edge inventions, working prototypes, creative arts performances, fashion and design projects, landscape architecture, unique business ventures and more.
West Virginia University's College of Law will receive a $43,800 check from Siemens Industry, Inc. for the installation of the first solar panels on any WVU building. The check will be presented on Monday, April 22 at 3 p.m. and the installation will take place in summer 2019 on top of the College of Law's Rooftop Garden.
The first photo taken of a black hole underscores the astrophysics research happening at the Center for Gravitational Waves Cosmology at West Virginia University. Associate Professor Sarah Burke Spolaor is part of the WVU team that explores the origins of the universe and the fundamental processes involved in galaxy formation, stellar evolution and star formation through observations with telescopes across the electromagnetic and gravitational wave spectrum.
American filmmaker Ken Burns will in 2019 release "Country Music," highlighting the history of the genre and chronicling the characters who created it. West Virginia University expert Travis Stimeling says Ken Burns’ 'Country Music' is a major testament to the important work of country musicians and to the role that country music has played in the lives of everyday people throughout the United States.
More than 50 West Virginia University students and seven area professionals will spend 24 hours developing strategic communication campaigns benefitting three local organizations.
The WVU LaunchLab Network hosts students and alum from West Virginia University’s Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources to participate in some of the world’s most prestigious and largest pitch competitions as they compete for funding opportunities to advance their business ventures, ICONIC EDU, which offers learning kits to bring modern technology into the classroom free of charge. James Carnes, Kyle Gillis, Lynnora Grant and Alan Brockman have been traveling to competitions across the country, having participated in the largest student startup competition at the Rice University Business Plan Qualifier back in February.
The Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life has announced a series new initiative aimed at diversity and cultural awareness, academic achievement, personal growth and alumni engagement as part of new community standards known as Reaching the Summit. Reaching the Summit was adopted in 2018 to serve as a strategic plan to better align each Greek organization with the University’s values.
A West Virginia University heirloom seed expert is working to increase access to Appalachia’s heirloom seeds through a new seed preservation library. Mehmet Oztan, a service assistant professor of geography, has created the Morgantown Seed Preservation Library in conjunction with the Morgantown Public Library, WVU Libraries and WVU Food Justice Lab.