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Shakespeare's Folios

WVU Libraries is home to one of the rarest and most important book collections in the history of the English language – William Shakespeare’s Folios.

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Hoskins
Hoskins
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  • Fall 2018
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  • Campus
  • Flashback
  • History
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  • Fall 2018
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The Soldiers of World War I

Nearly 2,700 U.S. soldiers mobilized for World War I, which ended 100 years ago, had ties to WVU. Here's a look at some of those soldiers and letters from the war that are preserved at WVU Libraries.

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AP Table
AP Table
AP Table
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  • Fall 2018
  • Arts & Culture
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  • Fall 2018
  • Arts & Culture

The Appalachian Table

When Anthony Bourdain wanted to know more about West Virginia cuisine, he visited alumnus Mike Costello’s kitchen.

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Food is local
food is local
Food is local
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  • Fall 2018
  • Science
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  • Fall 2018
  • Science
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Food is Local. Food is Global. Food is Complicated.

The Food Justice Lab and a network of farmers are working to bring local food to local tables.

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Portrait of beat poet
Portrait of beat poet
Portrait of beat poet
  • Summer 2018
  • Arts & Culture
  • People
  • The Last Word
  • Summer 2018
  • Arts & Culture
  • People
  • The Last Word

The Beat Poet

Meet Daniel McTaggart: WVU custodian by night, beat poet by day.

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Sculpture at the Art Museum of WVU.
Sculpture in the garden at the Art Museum of WVU.
sculpture
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  • Summer 2018
  • Arts & Culture
  • Staff Picks
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  • Summer 2018
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  • Staff Picks

Sculptures of the Art Museum

Next time you're on campus, take a stroll past the Art Museum and gaze in wonder at these elegant sculptures.

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Map of the World
Map of the World
Map of the world
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  • Summer 2018
  • Alumni Diary
  • Arts & Culture
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  • Summer 2018
  • Alumni Diary
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Bring Me Home

"Country Roads" binds the world.

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Elaine McMillion portrait
Elaine McMillion portrait
Elaine McMillion portrait
  • Health
  • Summer 2018
  • Arts & Culture
  • People
  • Health
  • Summer 2018
  • Arts & Culture
  • People

Making Sunlight in the Dark

Alumna Elaine McMillion Sheldon directed two documentaries in West Virginia about people who are combatting the opioid crisis and seeking recovery.

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Catherine Venable Moore at Hawks Nest Dam
Catherine Venable Moore at the workers cemetery.
Catherine Venable Moore at Hawks Nest Dam
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  • Summer 2018
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  • Ask An Expert
  • History
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Secrets of a Disaster

Author Catherine Venable Moore explains why it's important to remember one of the nation's worst industrial disasters that most of us don't know about.

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Joanna Burt-Kinderman teaches math in a classroom.
Joanna Burt-Kinderman teaches math in a classroom.
Joanna Burt-Kinderman teaches math in a classroom.
  • Summer 2018
  • Arts & Culture
  • People
  • Thinking It Through
  • Summer 2018
  • Arts & Culture
  • People
  • Thinking It Through

Math Revolution

Joanna Burt-Kinderman is a math coach...yes, a math coach. And her work has helped put schools in Pocahontas County, W.Va. on par with with the most math-proficient states in the nation.

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Einstein
Einstein
Einstein
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  • Science
  • The List
  • Arts & Culture
  • Science

Celebrating Einstein

Albert Einstein has inspired a lot of progress at WVU -- and even art.

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USS Indianapolis
USS Indianapolis
USS Indianapolis
  • History
  • Spring 2018
  • Right Brain
  • People
  • Arts & Culture
  • History
  • Spring 2018
  • Right Brain
  • People
  • Arts & Culture

The Solving of an Enduring World War II Mystery

Sometimes all it takes to solve a mystery is a Google search and a fudge shop.

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Rodney Williams
Rodney Williams
Rodney Williams
  • Technology
  • Spring 2018
  • Arts & Culture
  • People
  • Successors
  • Technology
  • Spring 2018
  • Arts & Culture
  • People
  • Successors

The Startup to Watch

This young alum is a tech entrepreneur who developed a protocol that transmits data over audio.

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Origami depiction of mountains, Woodburn hall, gas well and downtown.
Depiction of Woodburn hall, mountains, gas well and downtown in origami.
Origami depiction of Woodburn Hall, a gas well and a downtown among mountains
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  • Spring 2018
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  • People
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  • Spring 2018
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How to Remake a State

Some look at where we've been. We look at what's ahead. Here's what drives West Virginia forward.

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Photo of Joe Lavigne out of prison holding a photo of himself with attorney Valena Beety
Photo of Joe Lavigne on porch
Photo of Joe Lavigne
  • Spring 2018
  • Arts & Culture
  • People
  • Spring 2018
  • Arts & Culture
  • People

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

The WVU College of Law is aiding in one man's quest for freedom after 20 years in prison.

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classroom
classroom
classroom
  • Fall 2017
  • Arts & Culture
  • People
  • Fall 2017
  • Arts & Culture
  • People

An Expected Crisis

We saw the educator shortage looming. It’s here now. And WVU researchers have some ideas about how to fix it.

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bw landscape
bw landscape
  • Fall 2017
  • Arts & Culture
  • Fall 2017
  • Arts & Culture

Marked, Unmarked, Remembered

A WVU Press book of photography shows moments in history that should be remembered.

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blurry people
blurry people
blurry people
  • Fall 2017
  • Arts & Culture
  • People
  • Campus
  • Fall 2017
  • Arts & Culture
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  • Campus

Forward Facing

WVU has covered new ground in changing the culture.

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bbq
bbq
bbq
  • Fall 2017
  • Arts & Culture
  • People
  • The Last Word
  • Fall 2017
  • Arts & Culture
  • People
  • The Last Word

Award-Winning Barbecue

Poetry, prose and pulled pork have more in common than you think. Ask world barbecue champion Luke Darnell.

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watts
watts
watts
  • Fall 2017
  • Campus
  • Arts & Culture
  • Staff Picks
  • Fall 2017
  • Campus
  • Arts & Culture
  • Staff Picks

A History of Coal and Gas

The historically rich West Virginia coal and petroleum industries are being preserved at the Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum.

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Hannah Lin
Hannah Lin
Hannah Lin
  • Fall 2017
  • People
  • Arts & Culture
  • Thinking It Through
  • Fall 2017
  • People
  • Arts & Culture
  • Thinking It Through

Demystifying the Dragon

Before 2006, WVU had zero Chinese language or culture courses. Along came Hannah Lin to change that.

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Time Outs
Time Outs
Time Outs
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  • Arts & Culture
  • The List
  • Campus
  • Arts & Culture
  • The List

Time Outs and Short Ditties: WVU Marching Band Tunes (2018)

Hail WV! And hail to this list of songs to be churned out by the Pride of WV in 2018.

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Matthew Van Dyne poses in the costume workshop at WVU.
Matthew Van Dyne poses in the WVU costume workshop.
Matthew Van Dyne
  • Fall 2017
  • Arts & Culture
  • Alumni Diary
  • People
  • Fall 2017
  • Arts & Culture
  • Alumni Diary
  • People

Television served as a catalyst for an unlikely yet prosperous career behind the scenes in Hollywood for this WVU alumnus.

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k web
Kim Webster
  • People
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  • The List
  • People
  • Arts & Culture
  • The List

Mountaineers in TV

From WVU to the TV screen, these Mountaineers have made a splash in the entertainment industry.

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Kendrick
Kendrick
Kendrick
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  • Arts & Culture
  • The List
  • Campus
  • Arts & Culture
  • The List

FallFest Through the Years

Remember when Kanye played FallFest? Or Maroon 5? What about Violent Femmes and Biz Markie in '98? Huh, what?

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wvu old campus
wvu old campus
old wvu campus
  • Summer 2017
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  • Campus
  • Summer 2017
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WVU at 150

We take a look back at the people, places and events that helped make WVU truly unique.

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Rhonda Reymond at the Art Museum of WVU
Rhonda Reymond at the Art Museum of WVU
Rhonda Reymond
  • Summer 2017
  • Arts & Culture
  • Summer 2017
  • Arts & Culture

Defending Our Right to the Past

As ISIS destroys millennia-old cultural sites, art history professor Rhonda Reymond advocates for preserving our past.

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women in tech
women in tech
women in tech
  • Technology
  • Summer 2017
  • Arts & Culture
  • Technology
  • Summer 2017
  • Arts & Culture

Women Who Are Changing the Tech World

These women are changing the future of technology and women’s place in it.

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