A model for predicting the levels of oxygen in water, developed by West Virginia University researcher Omar Abdul-Aziz, gives citizen scientists nationwide a tool for taking action on stream pollution.
As they pursue careers focused on caring and compassion, the three inaugural West Virginia University School of Nursing student ambassadors are already demonstrating their dedication to helping others by sharing their personal experiences and expertise with incoming nursing students.
Mikel Hager, a West Virginia University senior from Madison, was announced as the 2023-24 Mountaineer mascot on Saturday (March 4) during the men’s basketball game at the Coliseum.
West Virginia University will offer free adapted mountain and trail bike access to people at two locations, including Snowshoe Mountain Resort in Pocahontas County, with new grant funding from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center.
West Virginia University President Gordon Gee sent a letter to University faculty, staff, students and parents on Wednesday (March 1) after Gov. Jim Justice signed Senate Bill 10, the West Virginia Self-Defense Act, into law.
West Virginia University is taking exploration into Mountain State communities with programs focused on driving interest in science, technology, engineering and math while encouraging people of all ages to examine their world and others.
Scholarship opportunities and educational resources for students at West Virginia University are growing thanks to legacy gifts from the late Rich Harrison, a Clarksburg native. A recent $400,000 contribution from Harrison’s trust boosts his total giving to nearly $4.5 million over the past year.
Gentrification doesn’t erase drug crime and gun violence. Instead, research from West Virginia University economist Zachary Porreca shows that when one urban block becomes upwardly mobile, organized criminal activity surges outward to surrounding blocks, escalating the violence in the process.
Erik Herron, West Virginia University Eberly Family Professor of Political Science, is doing his part to create “a more perfect union” following meaningful discussions with Mountain State residents focused on election values rather than partisan politics.
Physicists at West Virginia University have made a breakthrough on an age-old limitation of the first law of thermodynamics.