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An organization that brings awareness to the nation?s coal miners has endowed a scholarship at West Virginia University to help educate the next generation of mining engineers.

While most engineers hope to make a world of difference in their careers, one recent graduate of West Virginia University’s Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources is actually putting that idea into practice.

Backyard bird feeding stations supply birds with easily accessible food during harsh weather conditions or times of migration. They also serve as an ideal bird watching and information gathering location for native birds.

As conversion of text, pictures and sounds into digital form continues to develop, anxiety runs high in the art community about the future of physical appreciation of the arts. These anxieties are being confronted by Amy Schissel, assistant professor of painting in the School of Art & Design at the College Creative Arts at West Virginia University.

West Virginia University football head coach Dana Holgorsen addressed members of the media on Wednesday at the Milan Puskar Center Team Room.

West Virginia University will hold an open forum for Health Sciences students, residents, and faculty to discuss the impact of the recent executive order affecting immigration and travel to the U.S. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 5 p.m. in Room 1905 Health Sciences.

Little is known about the history of Warsaw, Poland during World War I. Public memory of Warsaw's role in the Great War has been obscured by the terror, violence, genocide and physical destruction during World War II. WVU historian Robert Blobaum seeks to address these issues in his new book, "A Minor Apocalypse: Warsaw during the First World War."

A panel of West Virginia University faculty from journalism to public health will discuss how images in the media affect the nation's perceptions of Appalachia during a forum Feb. 7. The program is inspired by Looking at Appalachia, a juried collection of images by amateur and professional photographers, currently on display at the DCL as part of the WVU Libraries' Art in the Libraries series.

The Mountain State Business Index increased 0.4 percent in January and, following minor revisions to previous months, has posted gains of 0.2 percent or better in four out of the past five months.