Originally from the Indian city of Ahmedabad, West Virginia University doctoral student Shannay Rawal is part of a team of WVU engineers partnering with poultry farmers in the state’s Eastern Panhandle to find practical solutions for dealing with poultry manure and other forms of livestock litter in a way that’s environmentally friendly and economically viable.
Supporters of West Virginia University donated a record $46.2 million Wednesday (March 26) during the University’s eighth Day of Giving. More than 10,300 gifts were made during the 24-hour online fundraising event held across the University system, also a record. The $46.2 million figure tops 2024’s WVU Day of Giving record of $30.4 million raised from over 8,500 gifts.
Ross Hodge, who has won 80% of his games as a head coach and is considered one of the nation's top defensive masterminds, has been named the 24th head men's basketball coach at West Virginia University, Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker announced today.
West Virginia University will hold a bell-ringing ceremony, coordinated by the Office of Campus and Community Life and Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity, on Friday (March 28) in remembrance of Daniel Tripp.
Participants in Wednesday’s (March 26) Day of Giving at West Virginia University will have multiple opportunities to boost the overall impact of their gifts through hourly and all-day challenges.
For Cody Goforth, a behavioral health therapist at the West Virginia University Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services, being one of the first people on campus to connect with students is something he said he loves most about his job.
West Virginia University neuroscientists have discovered a way to control how much zinc is released to specific locations in the brain. The essential mineral plays a major role in the organ’s function, including improving memory and lessening symptoms of some neurological disorders, but getting the right amount to the right place is key.
For much of her athletic career, West Virginia University College of Applied Human Sciences graduate student Hannah Swartz was a standout soccer player — driven, competitive and committed to improving. But as she progressed in the game, the emotional and mental toll of coaching styles around her began to wear her down, which ultimately led her to the Coaching and Teaching Studies doctoral program at WVU.
A dedicated family of West Virginia University supporters is strengthening academics at the WVU College of Law with a gift to establish a new professorship recognizing Patrick Deem’s commitment to the legal profession for more than 50 years.
Interpreting patterns in consumers’ credit card usage means understanding credit cards as two different products in one, according to Scott Schuh, an associate professor in the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics.