Through her professional career, personal experiences and community-based activities, Yvonne Shaw, a native of England and current graduate student in the West Virginia University population health master’s program, is working to make an impact in West Virginia by increasing access to health care.
West Virginians and leaders across the country who are dedicated to advancing the Mountain State are invited to apply for the 2025 Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarship, administered by the West Virginia University Office of Graduate Education and Life.
Lauren Dysart grew up in Elkview, but West Virginia University was always familiar to her because she spent many weekends in Morgantown embracing the Mountaineer spirit. While the senior marketing major stays busy balancing academics and other extracurricular activities, she considers her role in helping co-found the Country Line Dancing Club one of her proudest accomplishments at WVU.
Charleston native Andrea Elkins always dreamed of attending college, but traditional admissions requirements, especially standardized testing, presented a barrier for the differently-abled adult, as she describes herself. That was until West Virginia University became the first public higher education institution in the Mountain State to temporarily, then permanently adopt a test-optional admissions policy.
West Virginia University Board of Governors Vice-Chair and Presidential Search Committee Chair Dr. Patrice Harris submitted the following letter to the WVU community Friday (Jan. 31) after a special BOG meeting.
West Virginia University and the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative, now in partnership with WVU Extension, are working to broaden the reach of Remake Learning Days, the state’s premier hands-on learning festival which is scheduled for May 17-25. Submissions are being accepted for festival event ideas that will spark curiosity and engage learners.
A West Virginia University researcher is working to understand and estimate environmental cleanup costs associated with agricultural runoff that causes polluted “dead zones” in downstream coastal systems.
Five distinguished West Virginia University graduates, whose accomplishments span communications, business, leadership, music and nursing, will be inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni during a Feb. 7 ceremony at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown.
West Virginia University microbiologists have identified an antibody that can kill one of the most drug-resistant bacteria. Now, supported by a $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, they want to determine whether it can be combined with other antibiotics to produce a potent treatment against infection.
All the world’s a stage, and West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics entrepreneurship and innovation major Bella Randle is on her way to being a major player.