A West Virginia University researcher is paving the way for two-year community and technical college students to pursue astrophysics and astronomy at four-year institutions like WVU.
The first female chief of West Virginia University Police who consistently goes above and beyond her duties for the campus community, a Mountainlair reservations supervisor known for her welcoming smile and customer satisfaction, and a seasoned international educator devoted to the success of international students will be honored for their outstanding contributions to the University.
Since 1994, Dr. Peter Ngan has guided students at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry through a rigorous residency program to help them build successful specialty careers in orthodontics. After 30 years, alumni are sharing their gratitude for his dedication with gifts totaling more than $900,000 to name the orthodontic clinic in his honor.
West Virginia University scientists are building on their research to alter the immune system by inhibiting a certain enzyme responsible for the progression of pancreatic cancer, one of the most challenging cancers to manage.
The 2024 Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarship recipients are connected by a desire to improve the well-being and quality of life for residents in West Virginia. The scholarship honors the legacy and service of the late Hazel Ruby McQuain, a businesswoman and benefactor dedicated to development in Morgantown and countless communities across the state.
A West Virginia University researcher at the Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology is pulling back the curtain on an invisible universe of gravitational radiation distorting the spacetime continuum.
Three promising researchers pursuing doctoral degrees at West Virginia University are receiving a $34,000 stipend, a $2,000 travel grant and a tuition waiver from the Ruby Scholars Graduate Fellows Program, allowing them to continue their research at the University and to aid in their future academic endeavors.
West Virginia University roboticists are working on an alternative path to robot autonomy with Loopy, a “multicellular robot” composed of a ring of individual, interconnected robot cells.
As West Virginia’s land-grant University dedicated to serving the Mountain State, WVU provides ample scholarship support to ensure higher education remains accessible and affordable for students across the state and beyond. During the 2024 fiscal year, the Office of Financial Aid awarded over $139 million to more than 16,000 students in partnership with the WVU Foundation.
With $1 million in NASA funding, West Virginia University is preparing its undergraduates and students across West Virginia to build the robots that will build the future.