West Virginia University and The Brandr Group (TBG) have established a group licensing agreement for the university's student-athletes covering all the Mountaineers' 18 varsity sports. This partnership creates new opportunities for West Virginia's student-athletes to profit off their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) using the school's official trademarks and logos.
Eric Murphy brings 20 years of counseling experience to his dual University roles — assistant director in the Office of Housing and Residence Life and his newest position as assistant director for the Center for Fraternal Values and Leadership.
The amount in external funding for research and other sponsored programs at West Virginia University for fiscal year 2021 tops the previous year’s record by $8 million.
Legendary West Virginia University linebacker Sam Huff died Saturday, Nov. 13, in Winchester, Virginia, following years of declining health. President Gordon Gee joined Director of Athletics Shane Lyons in paying homage to Huff.
University Police identified two juvenile suspects over the weekend and the department is working with prosecutors on charges for the teenage girls (not WVU students) related to Friday’s reported arson at the Mountainlair.
In a new study, Sunil Sharma, a researcher in WVU's School of Medicine, found that rural COVID patients who end up in an intensive care unit face a greater risk of death than their urban counterparts do. He also discovered that rural patients with COVID-linked acute respiratory distress syndrome are more likely to die than patients with ARDS that’s due to another cause.
West Virginia University women's basketball coach Mike Carey announced the addition of three student-athletes for the 2022-23 season, as Imarianah "Mari" Russell (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Reynoldsburg High School), Avery "Ace" Strickland (Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut High School) and Yonta Vaughn (District Heights, Md./Bishop McNamara High School) have signed National Letters of Intent.
West Virginia University will launch several projects and programs designed to address challenges facing rural Appalachia — everything from small-scale farming to supporting the state’s aging population.
Angie Macias, a doctoral student, and Matt Kasson, associate professor, are part of a National Geographic-funded project to study the fungal diversity associated with fungus-feeding millipedes.
A 39-foot customized Winnebago will serve as a medical clinic on wheels in even the most hard-to-reach areas of the state.