West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources chemical engineering graduate research assistant Raphael Oladokun is being recognized by the National Society of Black Engineers as this year’s Graduate Student of the Year.
West Virginia University researchers with differing expertise and approaches are joining forces to seek a drug for non-small cell lung cancer. The group, assembled by Lori Hazlehurst, associate director of basic research at the WVU Cancer Institute, has been awarded a one-year grant to support the team’s efforts.
A team of West Virginia University mining engineering students from the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources earned second place in the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration/National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association Student Design Competition for their mine design and reinvestment plan.
West Virginia University faculty member Eloise Elliott was recently inducted as a fellow into the North America Society of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance Professionals at the SHAPE America Convention in Cleveland. Elliott, Ware Distinguished Professor in the WVU College of Applied Human Sciences, was one of eight to be inducted into this year’s class.
With a heart for patients in rural West Virginia, the same compassion was in play when West Virginia University School of Dentistry students and faculty visited Antigua, Guatemala. A team made up of three faculty members and seven students spent several days at Hospital Obras Sociales del Hermano Pedro where they saw an average of 25 patients a day.
Eight students who are employed in jobs designed to provide meaningful experiences and opportunities for growth in the West Virginia University Division of Student Life are the recipients of the Herman and Kathryn Moses Scholarship. Nominated by their work supervisors, they demonstrate strong leadership abilities, and have made a positive impact on their fellow students and the units that they serve.
West Virginia University professor Yu Gu, with the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, has been appointed to the Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering Academy Distinguished Alumni Professorship created to elevate research and academic excellence.
After starting with a $35 scholarship donation to the Mountaineer Athletic Club in 1979, Dr. Philip High — an oral surgeon serving the Wheeling area — has steadily increased his gifts to West Virginia University over the years, branching out to other areas that include the School of Dentistry and Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.
Zabrya Robson, a behavior health counselor at Community Care of West Virginia, came to West Virginia University knowing she wanted to help others. She earned her undergraduate degree at WVU, and then when looking for a master’s program to pursue counseling, she once again chose the University largely because of the flexibility of the clinical rehabilitation and mental health counseling program.
West Virginia University Institute of Technology alumna Alexis Zilinski’s childhood was spent participating in 4-H programs that instilled in her a passion for learning, civic engagement and community service. A business management graduate, she continues to serve her community as a Raleigh County 4-H program assistant.