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Dedicated alumnus brings experience, leadership to new role for WVU Alumni Association

A successful and creative relationship builder with extensive leadership experience will direct the West Virginia University Alumni Association as it ushers in an exciting new era. Kevin Berry will develop strategic action plans that emphasize alumni engagement, programming, membership, fundraising and communication in his new role as vice president for Alumni Relations and CEO of the Alumni Association.

WVU to hold fifth Day of Giving March 9

West Virginia University alumni, friends and students are invited to come together March 9 in support of the University’s fifth Day of Giving.

Community Notice: WVU to adjust in-person class schedule, operations Friday, Feb. 4

In-person classes with a start time prior to 10 a.m. are canceled on West Virginia University’s Morgantown campus Friday, Feb. 4, due to anticipated inclement weather and worsening road conditions. Online classes are not affected. The remainder of the University began normal operations at 9 a.m.; however, WVU students and employees should call ahead before venturing out to ensure locations and services are open as conditions may change or services may be limited.

Real-world experience in virtual safety gives students cybersecurity skills via Department of Defense partnership

At a U.S. Army base command center, a computer beeps and displays a warning: the power has gone down in one corner of the base. Cybersecurity experts jump into action. They ensure critical systems are on backup generators as they search for the reason for the outage. One of them points to her screen and calls out that the power grid’s information system has been compromised—a cyber attack is likely underway.

WVU researchers to improve the flow of renewable energy to power plants with $7.5 million in grants

Integrating renewable energy with the power grid continues to be a big challenge for the electrical grid infrastructure in the United States. While the solution isn’t simple, it’s not impossible either, and researchers from West Virginia University have been competitively awarded $7.5 million from the United States Department of Energy to help solve a critical part of the problem.

2022 Annual Gold-Blue Spring Game set

West Virginia University will hold its annual Gold-Blue Spring Football Game, presented by Encova, on Saturday, April 23, at 1 p.m., at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.