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WVU geologist selected for NASA’s Mars 2020 team

Benison investigates an acidic salt lake in Western Australia.
When samples from the Mars 2020 expedition eventually make their way to Earth, the scientists of tomorrow will have a WVU Mountaineer to thank. West...

WVDA to hold dairy industry meetings in November

Dairy cattle graze in a meadow.
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is inviting milk producers and the public to discuss the state of the dairy industry in West Virginia...

W.Va. DA requests applications for specialty crop grants

Specialty crops are the future of the West Virginia agricultural economy.
The W.Va. Department of Agriculture through January 19, 2021, is accepting applications for U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grants. Commissioner of Agriculture Kent...

W.Va. offering veterans scholarships to Appalachian Grazing Conference

Cattle graze in Jackson County, near Ripley, West Virginia
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture today announced the availability of education and training scholarships for veterans to attend the 2019 Appalachian Grazing Conference...

Forbes names West Virginia among best U.S. employers

Charleston, West Virginia, Kanawha County, Metro Valley Region
The State of West Virginia has been named to the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers 2022, Gov. Jim Justice announced. The list includes...

Shepherd offers free online Lifelong Learning courses

McMurran Hall at Shepherd University fronts East German Street in historic Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
Shepherd University, at Shepherdstown, West Virginia, is offering an opportunity for the public to engage free-of-charge in its Lifelong Learning program through a series...

WVU faculty, students contribute to cosmic breakthrough

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — More than two dozen researchers with ties to West Virginia University have helped unearth evidence of ripples in spacetime that have...

WVU Marching Band to perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Representing West Virginia University and the Mountain State,  the Mountaineer Marching Band will participate in the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, marking...

International tourism growing at new national park in W.Va.

The sun sets beyond the New River Gorge Bridge in southern West Virginia. (Photo courtesy Wendy Parks Scott)
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — International tourism is growing in southern West Virginia due to the creation of America's newest national park. Visitors to the New River...

Princeton Review ranks Shepherd among best in southeast

McMurran Hall at Shepherd University fronts East German Street in historic Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
Shepherd University has been ranked among the best colleges in the southeastern U.S. by The Princeton Review, which has ranked 656 colleges across five...

West Virginia takes lead as America's ultimate autumn destination

Autumn color peaks along on Sully Road in rural Randolph County. Photo courtesy Rick Burgess
New England will always be renowned for its autumn splendor, but West Virginia is taking the lead as a destination for fall scenery in...

WVU Dean advising travel precaution in face of COVID-19

WVU Dean of Health Sciences Clay Marsh, MD, is advising to take travel precautions.
Though there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, Dr. Clay Marsh of West Virginia University is advising Mountaineers to employ precautions...

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