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The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure Consortium, led by West Virginia University in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and more than 60 regional partners, will use $321 million in public and private funding to develop the nation’s next leading industrial energy innovation hub in the heart of Appalachia.

A new artificial intelligence system developed by West Virginia University engineers could help firefighters respond to wildfires sooner by enabling satellites to detect blazes and automatically adjust their positions for continued monitoring.

A missing body. A 63-year-old cold case. A tight-knit community in southern West Virginia. For West Virginia College of Law student Grant Joynes, it’s part of the job.

Six West Virginia University alumni are the newest members of the WVU Alumni Association Board of Directors following elections during the Association’s annual business meeting.

Sometimes things just fall into place. That’s what Gracen Purkey, an alum of the exercise physiology program, says happened when she started planning for college and then continued through her West Virginia University journey.

In observance of the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States of America, West Virginia University will close early Thursday (July 2) following a proclamation from Gov. Patrick Morrisey granting an additional half-day off to state employees.

As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, William Hal Gorby, a teaching associate professor and director of undergraduate advising in the West Virginia University Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Department of History, sees a common thread running through both stories: the belief that education helps communities adapt, grow and prosper.

Customers are screaming for ice cream, thanks to an app developed by Jeremy Bliner, a Pittsburgh native and a student in the West Virginia University online Master of Science in Software Engineering program.

West Virginia University researchers are developing new laser-based techniques to observe plasma behavior in unprecedented detail, opening a window into interactions that shape technologies ranging from computer chips and spacecraft engines to next-generation fusion energy systems.

West Virginia University has released its Spring 2026 Dean’s and President’s lists, as well as the full list of spring semester graduates.