Originally from the Indian city of Ahmedabad, West Virginia University doctoral student Shannay Rawal is part of a team of WVU engineers partnering with poultry farmers in the state’s Eastern Panhandle to find practical solutions for dealing with poultry manure and other forms of livestock litter in a way that’s environmentally friendly and economically viable.
For Cody Goforth, a behavioral health therapist at the West Virginia University Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services, being one of the first people on campus to connect with students is something he said he loves most about his job.
For much of her athletic career, West Virginia University College of Applied Human Sciences graduate student Hannah Swartz was a standout soccer player — driven, competitive and committed to improving. But as she progressed in the game, the emotional and mental toll of coaching styles around her began to wear her down, which ultimately led her to the Coaching and Teaching Studies doctoral program at WVU.
Raafay Uqaily, a 2023 graduate of the West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, has made history as the first University student to receive the prestigious Tau Beta Pi Laureate Award from the nation’s oldest engineering society.
Well before Kathryn Gazal came to the United States, she was interested in forest economics in the Philippines, where she grew up as the daughter of an environmental forester. The West Virginia University associate professor of forest resources management now focuses on the economic contributions of the forest products industry.
When Molly Hughes, assistant professor in the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics, looks at supply chains — those vast webs of factories, transportation networks, warehouses and retailers that connect the raw source materials of any product to its eventual end user — she sees human beings. She studies risks to supply chains, as well as risks posed by supply chains, with a perspective informed by seven years in the pharmaceuticals industry.
When Matt Stanislav first arrived at West Virginia University, he had a different path in mind, but it wasn’t until he made the decision to transfer to the WVU Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources that he truly found his home.
Growing up, Selasi Asamoah saw how much joy nursing brought her mom Angela, so she wanted to follow in her footsteps. The senior West Virginia University School of Nursing student is well on her way to making that dream a reality, as her graduation is set for December.
Selected based on an essay and letters of recommendation, West Virginia University students Tysa James, Janelle LaBarbera, Cheyenne Torres and Gabrielle Williams are the recipients of the prestigious 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship. The awards were announced during the MLK Unity Breakfast.
Through her professional career, personal experiences and community-based activities, Yvonne Shaw, a native of England and current graduate student in the West Virginia University population health master’s program, is working to make an impact in West Virginia by increasing access to health care.