More than two dozen researchers with ties to West Virginia University have helped unearth evidence of ripples in spacetime that have never been observed before now. This result emerged from 15 years of data acquired by the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves, or NANOGrav.
Small and medium-sized businesses have access to free pollution prevention and productivity improvement consulting thanks to grant support enabling West Virginia University industrial engineers to leverage their expertise on behalf of local enterprises.
With funding support from the Pittsburgh-based Richard King Mellon Foundation, the Natural Resource Analysis Center at the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design is building upon its expertise with drones to develop tools that can detect, map, treat and monitor invasive species such as multiflora rose.
Josh Eilert, who has spent the last 16 seasons on the Mountaineer basketball staff, will serve as head men's basketball coach at West Virginia University for an interim period, University Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker announced Saturday (June 24).
The West Virginia University Board of Governors, after two days of meetings, approved on Friday (June 23) a balanced budget for the coming fiscal year aimed at streamlining and strengthening the WVU System for the future.
Ascend West Virginia, the nation’s premier talent attraction and retention program, announced its addition of the New River Gorge community on West Virginia Day (June 20).
West Virginia University announced the resignation of Head Men's Basketball Coach Bob Huggins following his June 16 arrest on a DUI charge in Pittsburgh.
“West Virginia University is aware of an incident last night (June 16) involving Head Men's Basketball Coach Bob Huggins, for which he was charged with Driving Under the Influence in Pittsburgh. We are gathering more information and will take appropriate action once the review is complete.”
Efforts at West Virginia University to reimagine and expand cancer care received a boost as Gov. Jim Justice joined WVU academic and Health System leaders to announce state surplus funding that will support investment to attain National Cancer Institute Designation — a first for West Virginia.
West Virginia University researchers plan to increase the supply of rare earth elements and critical minerals extracted from acid mine drainage across the country with the funding from the U.S. Department of Defense. A team led by Paul Ziemkiewicz, director of the Water Research Institute at WVU, will establish resource recovery sites in West Virginia and Montana as part of the project.