Pharmacology endowment established in honor of longtime WVU faculty member
A longtime, much beloved professor and supporter of West Virginia University is being honored with a newly established endowment.
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Nicholas County couple donates $1M to WVU’s Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Fund
Future cancer research at West Virginia University will benefit from a $1 million estate gift from longtime WVU supporters Steve and Jamie Antoline.
WVU’s Academy of Engineering Success provides scholarships to underrepresented students
The Academy of Engineering Success at West Virginia University awarded seven engineering students with the 2017 Statler Access and Diversity in Engineering Scholarship.
WVU, Uniformed Services University form unique collaboration to combat the opioid epidemic
Drawing from the latest strategies and techniques in battlefield medicine, leaders from West Virginia University are collaborating with the Uniformed Services University’s Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management to combat opioid misuse and addiction in the state of West Virginia.
WVU study of rare earth elements moves to second phase
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory has selected West Virginia University to move forward with its program to extract valuable rare earth elements, vital to the technology industry, from coal mining by-products. Phase two of the WVU project – which includes $3.38 million of federal and industry funding – will demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of extracting rare earth elements from acid mine drainage, or AMD.
WVU Extension partners with Rainelle bakery, offers hope and opportunity to West Virginia residents overcoming addiction
The partnership addresses the growing drug epidemic across the state by providing services, free of charge, to men and women in the West Virginia drug court system who are overcoming addiction.
WVU Extension Service and partners host series of safety trainings for fruit, vegetable growers
With new safety regulations and procedures in place for farmers and agribusiness owners, West Virginia University Extension Service is helping local growers navigate these changes while providing education and training to ensure consumer safety.
New WVU study provides roadmap to lower methane emissions for future heavy-duty natural gas vehicle fleet
A new study published today (August 23) in the Journal of Air and Waste Management Association builds upon recent heavy-duty natural gas vehicle methane emission measurements to model methane emissions from a future, much larger vehicle fleet. This study, conducted by researchers at West Virginia University’s Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines, and Emissions, comes as the price of natural gas has decreased, leading to interest in natural gas as a cleaner replacement for diesel in heavy-duty vehicles.
WVU plans Friday bell-ringing ceremony
West Virginia University will hold a bell-ringing ceremony, coordinated by the Office of Campus and Community Life and Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity, on Friday (Aug. 25) in remembrance of students Moses Lawer-Yolar, Matthew McCoy, and Jacob McCreesh.
Decorated WVU/VT former coaches to serve as honorary captains for Black Diamond Trophy Game
Former West Virginia University football coach and Hall of Famer Don Nehlen and former Virginia Tech football coach and almost assuredly soon to be Hall of Famer Frank Beamer, will serve as honorary captains when West Virginia and Virginia Tech renew their rivalry for the Black Diamond Trophy at FedExField on Sunday, Sept. 3 at 7:30 p.m., televised on ABC.