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Researchers at West Virginia University are fighting West Virginia’s opioid epidemic with new professional development opportunities for social workers.

Service to the state and commitment to West Virginia University’s land-grant mission define the career of WVU Extension Service Dean and Director Steven Bonanno. Bonanno retired May 15 after more than 37 years of service.

The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute unveiled its new Innovation Center on Wednesday (May 15). On Thursday (May 16), RNI convened its inaugural Summit, “Breaking Barriers,” at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place.

When you've worked at the same place for 42 years you're bound to have some stories, and West Virginia University's Bubba Schmidt has plenty of them.

LMKR, an international petroleum technology company, has partnered with West Virginia University to expand student and faculty access to industry-leading software. Beginning fall 2019, the Department of Geology and Geography will implement LMKR’s suite of GeoGraphix® and GVERSE, a gift valued at $8.2 million.

A West Virginia University economist believes the natural gas industry could have a tremendous impact on the state’s economy, and that the development of public policy and infrastructure in West Virginia can help bring about substantial economic impact from the fossil fuel.

The Center for Consumer Law and Education, a joint program between West Virginia University College of Law and Marshall University, has joined a federal program that empowers consumers.

Students interested in the science behind art and its conservation will now be able to study at West Virginia University in the Bachelor of Arts in Technical Art History program, the first degree of its kind in the nation.

Paul Ziemkiewicz, director of the Water Research Institute at West Virginia University’s Energy Institute, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Tuesday, May 14, on recent research advances on the development of a domestic source of rare earth elements.

There’s a long history of West Virginia University Extension Service 4-H teams that have fared well in land judging and homesite evaluation competitions. And, on May 2, three Monroe County youths continued that legacy by earning a national champion title at the National Land and Range Judging Contest held in Oklahoma.