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Composite image of the 2023 WVU Foundation Scholars. The two female recipients are shown in the top row, and the three male recipients are underneath.

WVU names 2023 Foundation Scholars

Five incoming freshmen eager to find solutions that will change their communities and the world for the better have been named 2023-24 West Virginia University Foundation Scholars, the highest academic scholarship the University awards.

This is a composite graphic of the eight recipients of the Order of Augusta, the most prestigious West Virginia University student award for graduating seniors..

Top WVU seniors named, eight honored with 2023 Order of Augusta

This year's recipients of the Order of Augusta, the most prestigious West Virginia University student award, are among the 52 students selected as WVU Foundation Outstanding Seniors. They will be recognized during an event on May 12 in Morgantown.

The 68th WVU Mountaineer Mary Roush hands the rifle over to the 69th Mountaineer Mikel Hager during a ceremony on campus. They are pictured outside standing in front of the Mountainlair with Mary in her buckskins and Mikel in a blue suit.
An individual wearing a gray sweater and dark shirt with long, dark hair types on a black keyboard.
Composite of the 20 students chosen as the WVU Bucklew Scholars. They are organized in a grid pattern, with three rows of headshots.
A man looks under a microscope with purple gloves
A new scanner utilized to treat head and neck cancer. There is a place for the patient to lay down while the scanner surrounds their head and neck.
President Gordon Gee stands behind a clear podium in front of a blue curtain. A gold Flying WVU is to his right.
This is a gold graphic that says Day of Giving, Thank You. A person on the right stands on a mountain while holding a flag.

WVU Day of Giving sets new records for dollars raised, gifts received

Supporters of West Virginia University donated a record $18.1 million Wednesday (March 22) during the University’s sixth Day of Giving. More than 8,200 gifts were made during the 24-hour online fundraising event held across the University system, also a new record.

An illustration that looks like a painting of a middle aged woman walking with a cane with her hand on her hip as if she is in pain. She is being accompanied and helped by a younger man. They are walking together in the woods with trees surrounding them.

WVU researchers working to get people with hip pain moving

Although it’s well known that regular exercise can reduce musculoskeletal pain, some chronic pain sufferers avoid it hoping to minimize their symptoms. One West Virginia University researcher aims to change this behavior in people experiencing chronic hip pain by developing a biopsychosocial intervention addressing the physical and psychological aspects of rehabilitation simultaneously.