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Highlighting the importance of exemplary academics and dedicated service, West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson has chosen Syd Peng to be the recipient of the first Presidential Honorary Degree he will bestow. Peng has served as the Charles E. Lawall Chair of Mining Engineering Emeritus in the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources since his retirement from the University after nearly 40 years of service.

When Molly Watterson enrolled in the business data analytics master’s program at West Virginia University, she found what had been missing for her professionally since she started working for major retailers.

The West Virginia University Police Department has joined the national search for an alleged serial scammer after he allegedly targeted a location on the Morgantown Campus.

Eight West Virginia University graduate students are pursuing research and discovery to solve real-world challenges with support from WVU Foundation scholarships. The merit-based scholarship awards help students defray education and research costs as they complete their theses and dissertations.

Clayton Thyne, an experienced administrator, researcher and educator will join the West Virginia University leadership team as the inaugural Linda and Don Brodie Dean of the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, the University’s largest academic unit.

At West Virginia University, Sarah Giles learned the part that rarely makes it on the brochure — there isn’t a straight line into the music industry. You build your way in — through relationships, hustle and long nights. Most importantly, you just keep showing up.