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West Virginia University is committing to a comprehensive set of 20-plus sustainability goals, outlining a road map for significant environmental improvements across campus by 2035. Announced as part of Earth Week at WVU, the initiatives — spanning categories of waste reduction, land and water protection, and lower emissions — reflect the University’s commitment to a more environmentally friendly future.

Tyler Hickey came to West Virginia University from Indiana to pursue a graduate degree in geology on the advice of a professor who was a University graduate. He was one of 24 students chosen for a prestigious internship sponsored by the Geothermal Technologies Office and the National Science Foundation, which aims to support graduate students going into the geothermal workforce.

West Virginia University Police issued a Community Notice Saturday (April 19) after fast-moving storms knocked out power service throughout the Morgantown area.

A West Virginia University student committed to advocacy, justice and scholarship has been named the University’s 27th Truman Scholar, earning one of the nation’s top graduate fellowships. Sophie Slaughter, a Culloden native, is a member of the Honors College.

Research by West Virginia University behavioral expert Julian Givi, associate professor of marketing at the WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics, shows many people won’t ask to join others’ plans because they think — often wrongly — that “self-invitations” tend to be resented.

Mason Solliday, a sophomore in the West Virginia University School of Nursing, recently provided life-saving assistance for his friend who unexpectedly collapsed on campus. He credits his strong faith and his University studies with helping him to keep calm and intervene in a critical situation.

Fanta-Marie Toure, an alumna of the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics, has created opportunities for herself since completing her Master of Science in Business Cybersecurity Management, quickly becoming one of the leading social media influencers in the cybersecurity field while working as an analyst for a national security company.

West Virginia University students at the WVU College of Law and the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will benefit from a University alumna’s efforts to honor her brother’s legal legacy and promote education in the Mountain State through scholarships.

Economics research from West Virginia University is being cited as a driving factor in passage of the Universal Professional and Occupational Licensing Act, which will allow licensed professionals to move to West Virginia from other states without having to recertify their licenses from scratch.

Some of the Mountain State’s most accomplished and talented students are set to begin their college careers at West Virginia University as the new cohort of Bucklew Scholars.