Athletics

A West Virginia University industrial mathematics and statistics student is helping WVU baseball coaches improve their understanding of the strike zone.

The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute announced last week that it will open its new Innovation Center and convening its inaugural Summit from Wednesday to Thursday, May 15-16, in Morgantown.

Maryanne Reed, who transformed West Virginia University’s journalism school into an exemplar of modern media training as the Reed College of Media, was named provost and vice president for academic affairs of the University on Wednesday (April 17).

West Virginia University's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Nike's Global Identity Group have partnered on a graphics and uniform package designed to further enhance the West Virginia brand on the national level.

The West Virginia University Board of Governors began the process Friday of a state-mandated periodic evaluation of President Gordon Gee, and also set guidelines for a possible renewal of his contract beyond its June 30, 2021 expiration.

The awards keep piling up for Deputy Director of Athletics Keli Zinn, and this one is perhaps her most coveted of all. Zinn was recognized last week, along with 39 others in this year's Forty Under 40 class of leaders in sports, representing a broad cross section of the sports business field.

West Virginia University faculty and staff can invest in the University through the WVU Foundation’s Gold Blue & You Campus Campaign which kicks off today (April 8). WVU employees can give to programs or funds across the University they feel passionately about, including scholarship funds, specific departments/units, academic programs and special faculty/student support initiatives.

The Big 12 and BIG EAST revealed the 2019-20 matchups for the inaugural year of the scheduling alliance between the two conferences. Games will be played in the month of December with dates announced once available.

Senior Ginny Thrasher of the West Virginia University rifle team finished third in the women's 10m air rifle at the USA Shooting Rifle/Pistol Spring Selection Match at the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit in Fort Benning, Georgia.

Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Shane Lyons has announced that Vince Blankenship has been promoted to assistant athletics director/head athletics trainer for football.