WVU fraternities and sororities maintain above average GPAs
Fraternity and sorority members show higher academic performance than West Virginia University students at large.
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Lyons names Stratford new men’s soccer coach
Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President Shane Lyons has named Dan Stratford as the school's 10th men's soccer coach. Stratford, who played for the Mountaineers from 2004-07, and served as an assistant coach at WVU from 2011-13, returns to Morgantown after a three-year stint as the head coach at the University of Charleston.
Maintaining momentum: WVU researchers promote maple syrup production through education
With more than 400 million maple trees, it’s no wonder maple syrup is one of the West Virginia’s fastest growing industries.
WVU bringing hands-on learning opportunities to the Capitol for students, families, alumni
Students, families, 4-H’ers and alumni are invited to learn more about the exciting programs and engage in hands-on activities during the 2020 WVU Day at the Legislature. The free event, hosted by WVU and WVU Extension Service, is open to the public and will take place at the Capitol in Charleston on Jan. 21, 2020, from 9 a.m. to noon.
New WVU grant provides children with needed mobility equipment
Kids like to move and be as independent as possible. But for children with mobility impairments, equipment needs may limit their ability to get out and go.
WVU Reed College of Media launches fellowship to support local news outlets with new investment from Knight Foundation
Aspiring journalists looking for a pathway to newspaper ownership will get a leg up at West Virginia University thanks to the nation’s only fellowship program designed to maintain and strengthen local news ownership.
WVU researchers to unveil economic action plan for Potomac Highlands counties
The five-county area comprising West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands could improve economically by embracing and promoting its regional identity, according to a new study by three West Virginia University centers.
Athletics receives gift from Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust
West Virginia University Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President Shane Lyons announced today a $10 million gift from the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust to build an Athletics Performance Center at the WVU Coliseum Sports Complex.
When physical activity extends beyond PE class
West Virginia University researchers Nancy O’Hara Tompkins and Lesley Cottrell have launched a project to help teachers increase physical activity in West Virginia's public school classrooms.
If trees could talk: WVU researchers use historic log structures to map migration of European settlers, Native Americans
Geography graduate student Kristen de Graauw and her mentor, Professor Amy Hessl, uncovered evidence of the significant growth of trees in what may have been a previously cleared area. That growth in the late 17th century coincided with the estimated timing of Native American population decreases following the arrival of European immigrants. This corroborated the hypothesis that a change in the land’s use caused forests to regrow, they explained.