Higher Education

FARMINGTON, Pa. — From coordinating poolside entertainment and guiding outdoor recreation to caring for animals at a wildlife center, a record number of West Virginia University students are spending the summer learning how one of the region’s best-known luxury resorts operates behind the scenes. Twenty-one WVU students are working this summer at Nemacolin in southwestern … Read more

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Thousands of West Virginia University students will begin returning to Morgantown next week as residence hall move-ins get underway and the university launches nearly two weeks of Welcome Week activities surrounding the start of the fall semester. The university’s Welcome Week schedule runs Aug. 12-23 and includes activities for commuter students, residence … Read more

LEWISBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine has enrolled the largest number of West Virginia students in its history, marking a milestone that school leaders say could help address the state’s long-standing shortage of physicians, particularly in rural communities. The incoming Class of 2030 includes 210 first-year medical students, 79 of whom … Read more

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A small private college in the Appalachian Mountains will remain a summer gathering place for some of West Virginia’s most promising teenage artists through the end of the decade. West Virginia Wesleyan College has been selected to host the West Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts for another three-year cycle, extending the … Read more

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As artificial intelligence rapidly enters schools, businesses, and government offices, many Americans are asking the same question: Will AI someday help decide court cases? New research from West Virginia University suggests the answer, at least for now, is “no.” AI in courts is growing, but judges draw a line A white paper … Read more

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University researchers have secured a $633,833 National Science Foundation grant to develop technology that could improve computer chip manufacturing, spacecraft propulsion systems and future fusion-energy devices. The project places WVU scientists among a relatively small group of researchers working to solve one of plasma physics’ most challenging problems—understanding what happens … Read more

GREEN BANK, W.Va. — The Green Bank Telescope, the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope, is at the forefront of a major scientific effort to unlock the secrets of gravitational waves, supermassive black holes, and the origins of the universe. Backed by $5.9 million in funding from the National Science Foundation, researchers at West Virginia … Read more

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For thousands of incarcerated people across Appalachia, a book is more than a way to pass the time. It can be a source of education, personal growth, family reconciliation, and hope. According to Katy Ryan, a West Virginia University professor, founder of the Appalachian Prison Book Project, and founding director of the … Read more