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WVU selects ‘Educated: A Memoir’ as 2019-20 Campus Read

Tara Westover’s best-selling recounting of her pursuit of a college education after being raised “off the grid” in the rugged mountains of Idaho has been chosen as West Virginia University’s 2019-2020 Campus Read.

Men’s basketball coaching legends to match wits

It's hard to believe that two college basketball coaches who have coached as long and as successfully as Bob Huggins and Cliff Ellis have never faced each other on the hardwood. Well, that is going to change Monday (March 25) when two of the game's winningest coaches will finally match wits for the first time in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) quarterfinal game at the WVU Coliseum.

Carolyn Long to return as campus president at WVU Tech

Carolyn Long will return to West Virginia University Institute of Technology as campus president, WVU President Gordon Gee announced Monday (March 25). Long will return to lead the WVU Beckley campus on May 16, immediately after stepping down as interim chancellor of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission.

Mountaineers open historic home slate with W.Va. Open

For the first time in program history, the West Virginia University track and field team competes at The Track & Field Complex at Mylan Park when it hosts the West Virginia Open, on Saturday, March 23. Competition at the meet is slated to begin at 11 a.m., with running events scheduled to commence at 2 p.m. Admission and parking are free for all fans.

WVU researchers evaluate impact of local rail-trails

An effort to expand a multi-use rail-to-trail network throughout the Industrial Heartland is drawing on the expertise and work of faculty at the West Virginia University Health Research Center.

Spring football practice is under way

Neal Brown said he liked the enthusiasm and the effort from his West Virginia football team on the first practice of the spring Tuesday afternoon (March 19).