Graduate Education

Michael T. Benson, the 27th president of West Virginia University, never planned on trading beach breezes for the hills of Morgantown. But life — and leadership — has a way of pulling people toward places where they’re most needed. He has already begun to fully immerse himself in campus life, with plans to meet as many members of the WVU community and residents of the Mountain State as possible in his first few weeks on the job.

Four West Virginia University alumni and one current student are the newest members of the WVU Alumni Association Board of Directors following their election during the Association’s annual business meeting.

To build a modern-day electrical grid with the flexibility and resilience to handle ebbing and flowing energy sources like solar and wind power, West Virginia University engineers have designed and successfully tested a fuel cell that can switch between storing or making electricity and also generate hydrogen from water.

Joining ongoing flood relief efforts, West Virginia University students and staff traveled to flood-ravaged areas of Wheeling and Fairmont Thursday (June 19) to support cleanup efforts and distribute donations to those in need.

West Virginia University has released its Spring 2025 Dean’s and President’s lists, along with the complete list of spring semester graduates.

West Virginia University is one of three U.S. universities testing a new technology that incorporates “shape memory” material for clear plastic dental aligners, an alternative to traditional metal braces.

Marking a Mountaineer milestone, West Virginia University President Gordon Gee and other distinguished speakers delivered inspiring messages on the power of perseverance during times of change to thousands of University graduates during nine Commencement ceremonies this weekend (May 16-18) at the Coliseum.

Sharing their knowledge with global audiences, West Virginia University experts have reached more than 10 million news readers through a partnership with The Conversation U.S., a nonprofit, independent publisher of explanatory journalism.

Two West Virginia University researchers — Camila Romero from Morgantown and Christopher Smith from Point Pleasant — are recipients of the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, a program that supports graduate education in STEM-based fields.

Ongoing strategic investments in student success at West Virginia University are continuing to show results with the University’s Fall 2024 to Spring 2025 projected first-time freshmen retention rate setting a record of 93.8%. The rate was reported during the WVU Board of Governors meeting on Friday (April 4).