Former Mountaineer kicker and NFL pro Pat McAfee will return to West Virginia University to host “The Pat McAfee Show” live on ESPN2 and YouTube from the Downtown area of campus Friday (Aug. 30).
The West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources is enhancing education and research with a $500,000 gift to support laboratory upgrades from BHE GT&S, LLC, an interstate natural gas transmission and storage company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, with operations in 10 states.
West Virginia University President Gordon Gee sent a letter to faculty, staff and students Wednesday (Aug. 21), the first day of the fall semester.
West Virginia University roboticists are working on an alternative path to robot autonomy with Loopy, a “multicellular robot” composed of a ring of individual, interconnected robot cells.
As West Virginia’s land-grant University dedicated to serving the Mountain State, WVU provides ample scholarship support to ensure higher education remains accessible and affordable for students across the state and beyond. During the 2024 fiscal year, the Office of Financial Aid awarded over $139 million to more than 16,000 students in partnership with the WVU Foundation.
Although surgery is a common treatment for patients diagnosed with biliary dyskinesia, or functional gallbladder disorder, a West Virginia University medical researcher is questioning why the practice has become so widespread when little clinical research is available.
FallFest has been welcoming students to West Virginia University for 28 years, a Welcome Week tradition that will continue during this year’s concert Tuesday (Aug. 20) at the Evansdale Fields with performances by Yung Gravy, Shaboozey and COIN. The free show is open to WVU students with valid student IDs.
With $1 million in NASA funding, West Virginia University is preparing its undergraduates and students across West Virginia to build the robots that will build the future.
West Virginia University biologist Christopher Arnold from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences is studying why some animals can regenerate while others cannot. He has already identified the genes that play a role in the process and his research could provide insight into human development and disease, leading to enhanced understanding of factors underlying tissue regeneration and inspiring novel approaches to improving human health.
Clara Haizlett of Bethany, a West Virginia University graduate with a passion for storytelling and exploring cultural similarities between Appalachia and the Arab world, is the recipient of a prestigious Fulbright scholarship, the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program.