WVU, NASA partnership soars with $25 million contract
Students at West Virginia University will help ensure space travel is safe for future explorers thanks to the continuation of a long-standing partnership with...
WVU prepares for semester facing possible rise in covid
The spring 2021 semester at West Virginia University begins on January 19, and WVU officials are urging students and employees to exercise extreme caution.
The...
WVU mycologists receive National Geographic grant to study millipedes
Millipedes represent some of the earliest known terrestrial animals and are highly understudied, but two West Virginia University researchers are working to shine a light on...
New president arrives at West Liberty University
Dr. W. Franklin Evans has been named the 37th president of West Liberty University, located at West Liberty, West Virginia, in the northern panhandle...
Osteopathic school trains in acupuncture technique
An old practice is being put to new use in the Mountain State, thanks in part to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine...
WVU researcher to help send swarm of robots beneath ocean ice
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Research from West Virginia University mechanical and aerospace engineer Xi Yu could help scientists reach ocean waters hidden away beneath ice...
PRT system in Morgantown to resume operations Thursday
In anticipation of students’ arrival on campus, the West Virginia University Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system in Morgantown, West Virginia, will resume operations Thursday, Aug. 15,...
Shepherd University awarded nearly $3 million from Congress
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Four Shepherd University programs will benefit from $2,708,000 in congressionally directed spending that the university is receiving from the $1.7 billion...
Princeton Review ranks Shepherd among best in southeast
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...
Shepherd University to use drones to help U.S. Forest Service
Faculty and students from Shepherd University will travel to Randolph County over the next five years, where they will use the school’s drone fleet...
WVU announces $40M partnership to expand economics education
A leadership gift to West Virginia University from longtime supporters Ken and Randy Kendrick will allow the John Chambers College of Business and Economics...
Davis & Elkins earns an ‘A’ from Forbes for financial health
ELKINS, W.Va. — Davis & Elkins College has earned an "A" from global media company Forbes for its financial health, the highest grade it...
