Hota GangaRao, a West Virginia University civil engineering expert, sees extensive recovery and rebuilding ahead following the Tuesday (March 26) collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore due to a barge collision.
Two West Virginia University experts with extensive knowledge of deepfakes and AI-assisted technologies are sounding the alarm about their prevalence in our daily lives at a time when headlines about potential AI-generated photos and videos, and questions by the public about what’s real and what’s not persist.
West Virginia University will host a community solar eclipse viewing on April 8, offering an opportunity for people of all ages to experience the rare partial eclipse alongside astronomers. The free event is scheduled for 1:30-4:30 p.m. on the Mountainlair Green.
The West Virginia Public Education Collaborative, based at West Virginia University, and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation will host the sixth annual Focus Forward conference March 27 in Morgantown.
The aftermath of a home fire can be devastating for families and communities. Mark Lambert, WVU Extension Fire Service director and assistant professor, is available to discuss safety and next steps for those affected by such fires.
On Friday (March 15), more than 100 West Virginia University School of Medicine graduating medical students across three campuses — Morgantown, Charleston, Eastern — will participate in what is a national day of celebration when fourth-year medical students find out where they will spend the next several years training as resident physicians.
The West Virginia University School of Medicine will hold its White Coat Ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday (March 9) at the Canady Creative Arts Center. The ceremony marks the transition from textbook sciences to clinical care for second-year medical students.
The West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design will host “Bringing Focus to the Unseen,” the 2024 Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch Conference March 9-12, as well as a community outreach event called “It’s a Bug’s World” Sunday (March 10) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Evansdale Campus.
West Virginia University officials will discuss health care, education, economic prosperity, purpose and more during a series of stops this week (Feb. 29-March 1) in Upshur, Fayette and Kanawha counties.
Following a telecommunications outage that disrupted cell service nationwide, two West Virginia University experts are renewing calls for cooperative efforts to improve overall U.S. cyber resiliency.