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Front page of the West Virginian, Oct. 14, 1922. Headline reads

WVRHC receives fifth NEH grant to digitize historical newspapers

The West Virginia University Libraries’ West Virginia & Regional History Center has received a $201,917 grant – its fifth from the National Endowment for the Humanities – to continue digitizing newspapers published in West Virginia from 1790 to 1923.

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Author visit highlights this fall’s Campus Read events

The best-selling book “Educated: A Memoir” has sparked many conversations at West Virginia University and the whole community can now join the conversation in a series of events celebrating this year’s Campus Read.

Chris Herron speaks to students at the WVU Coliseum

WVU Coliseum site of state’s first opioid awareness summit

The Coliseum was the host venue Tuesday (Sept. 17) for the first Opioid Awareness Summit. More than 4,000 high school students from the northern part of the state attended a two-hour presentation featuring Herren, Rhonda Sciortino and Shaun Derik.

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Poore defines vision for diversity, equity and inclusion at WVU

Every member of the West Virginia University family has a responsibility to create an inclusive environment where Mountaineers celebrate differences and find a path for unity, Meshea Poore, who leads the University’s efforts said Monday (Sept. 16).

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Encova Insurance Group makes first corporate gift for WVU’s Reynolds Hall

West Virginia University’s Brickstreet Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation will become the Encova Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation thanks to a generous donation from the Encova Mutual Insurance Group. The gift, which is for $2 million, is the first corporate gift made in the Building Beyond campaign, which officially launched Monday, and will provide a new home for the Encova Center within Reynolds Hall.

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