One of the keys in moving West Virginia's economy forward is building a workforce capable of the performing the technology-laden jobs of the future, but that can't happen until the educational system instills those skills in students.
Last month, Samuel Thompson, a senior multidisciplinary studies major from Shamong, New Jersey, brought home The Creative Mind Group best director award as a part of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
While West Virginia University remains financially stable, it faces future challenges with continued reductions in state revenue, limited ability and desire to increase tuition and competition from other institutions, the Board of Governors was told Friday (Feb. 10).
Fake news is nothing new, but the anonymity of the social web has allowed it to spread faster and farther than ever before.
West Virginia University’s search for the 65th Mountaineer Mascot has been narrowed to four candidates. All four finalists are West Virginia natives, and will don the buckskins and carry the musket to lead the crowd into cheers during the men's basketball game with Kansas State Saturday (Feb. 11).
Little is known about the history of Warsaw, Poland during World War I. Public memory of Warsaw's role in the Great War has been obscured by the terror, violence, genocide and physical destruction during World War II. WVU historian Robert Blobaum seeks to address these issues in his new book, "A Minor Apocalypse: Warsaw during the First World War."
A panel of West Virginia University faculty from journalism to public health will discuss how images in the media affect the nation's perceptions of Appalachia during a forum Feb. 7. The program is inspired by Looking at Appalachia, a juried collection of images by amateur and professional photographers, currently on display at the DCL as part of the WVU Libraries' Art in the Libraries series.
Kate Kelsey Staples, associate chair of the West Virginia University Department of History, has been named the recipient of the 2016 Caperton Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Writing.
More than a year after the WVU Syrian Refugee Campaign was begun, the effort has raised awareness of the refugee crisis and funding for food vouchers that support 57 families consisting of 130 adults and 131 children for an entire month.
Following a divisive presidential campaign and tumultuous election of president-elect Donald Trump, the Department of Political Science at West Virginia University is set to host two pre-inauguration events to contemplate the future of the American presidency.