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The newly-established Willie and Linda Akers Endowed Scholarship will support qualified students in the West Virginia University College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences.

Ken Hechler, the West Virginia politician and activist who died December 10 at the age of 102, is the subject of a forthcoming biography by Carter Taylor Seaton to be published in June 2017 by West Virginia University Press.

The folks at WVU got so busy this holiday season, they had to recruit a "little" help in producing a 2016 holiday video.

Statesman. Soldier. Professor. Author. Advocate. Jay Cole, senior advisor to the president at West Virginia University, believes those words personified Ken Hechler, who passed away Saturday.

The West Virginia University football team is headed to the Russell Athletic Bowl to take on the Miami Hurricanes, Dec. 28, at Camping World Stadium. Those making the trip to Orlando are encouraged to join fellow Mountaineers at fan events planned Dec. 27-28.

Enhance your gardening and culinary skills with tips and resources offered in the 2017 West Virginia University Extension Service Garden Calendar, available now at county WVU Extension Service offices.

Thanks to a more than $1.5 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy, researchers at WVU will assess regional small- and medium-sized enterprises to find ways to be more efficient, productive and sustainable.

Scott and Carol Rotruck have made a $50,000 gift to support the new mentoring program at the WVU Alumni Association, as well as the Erickson Alumni Center building fund.

The end of the semester can be a time of reflection for college students. For some at West Virginia University hit hard by summer floods, it's also a time to give thanks to donors whose generosity helped them get back on their feet.

Who better to tell a group of new college graduates to "reach for the stars" than an astrophysicist?