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Ready Player One

When Noah Johnson is fully “locked in,” very few people in the competitive gaming world can touch him. “Locked in” — his phrase — is a hyper mind for the first-year economics student at West Virginia University. A native of Baltimore, Md., Noah is WVU’s inaugural official esports player who also happens to be one of the best Madden NFL players in the world.

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statue looking down

Spring 2022
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Flashback

Spring 2022
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Flashback—The Mountaineer Statue at 50

What is now an enduring symbol of the spirit of West Virginia University stands 50 years after its creation outside the Mountainlair — after more than 20 years of planning and being nearly derailed multiple times by controversy and other obstacles. The twists and turns of the story are documented in “The Mountaineer Statue,” by Gordon Thorn, BSA ’53, MSA ’55 and Scott Rubin, BS ’05.

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women's team, two coaches, volleyball

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Spring 2022
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Five teams to watch

We know you follow Mountaineer football and basketball. So we wanted to give you five West Virginia University sports teams to keep an eye on.

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Spring 2022

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Once an RA

The job of resident assistant has changed over the years — and yet remains one of the most rewarding experiences on campus.

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Solving for the real world

Researchers from across campus crowded into the sleek Media Innovation Center with coffee in hand — curious and committed to nearly 36 hours of working together with some people they knew and a lot of others they did not. Provost Maryanne Reed stood at a lectern to kick off a hackathon — the kind of challenge found in Silicon Valley.

A photo of the mountaineer mascot in 1971 merged with the mountaineer mascot today.

A photo of the mountaineer mascot in 1971 merged with the mountaineer mascot today.

A photo of the mountaineer mascot in 1971 merged with the mountaineer mascot today.

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Fall 2021

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Fall 2021

Time Shift: 1971-2021

Look back and forward in time at the events, the fashion and the people of 1971 and 2021.

Protesters march in Morgantown holding signs after the George Floyd killing in 2020.

Protesters march in Morgantown holding signs after the George Floyd killing in 2020.

Protesters march in Morgantown holding signs after the George Floyd killing in 2020.

Fall 2021
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Fall 2021
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Making A Home for Everyone

We have a lot of work to do to be a truly inclusive campus. Let's do it.

Bill Fahey, the Mountaineer Mascot in 1933, holds a rifle with the butt against the ground and is dressed in boots, pants, a flannel shirt and a pelt vest and wears a cap as he stands on old Mountaineer Field with a few people scattered in the stands.

Photo of raised stage in old Mountaineer Field with a UMWA sign and people on the platform and empty stands on the side.

A photo of old Mountaineer Field next to Woodburn Hall as seen across the river from Westover.

Fall 2021
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Arts & Culture

Fall 2021
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Field of Yesterday’s Dreams

These priceless photos from old Mountaineer Field are now public after decades.

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Jena Martin poses for a photo wearing a business suit.

Jena Martin poses in a studio wearing a suit.

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The Last Word
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At the Connection of Business and Human Rights

A law professor had worked for the SEC in enforcement. Then a class prompted her to look at human rights.

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An orange puppet with yellow hair in pigtails is wearing a child's fabric mask.

An orange puppet with yellow hair in pigtails is wearing a child's fabric mask.

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Fall 2021
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Campus Snapshot

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Parade of Masks

When everything went online in the early days of the pandemic, WVU Libraries created an online exhibit featuring a new element in our lives: face masks.

Verena Zaisberger holds a competitive rifle in her hand while looking off frame.

Verena Zaisberger holds a competitive rifle in her hand while looking off frame.

Verena Zaisberger holds a competitive rifle in her hand while looking off frame.

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Mountaineer Spirit

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The Lone Rangers

With their national championship canceled hours before it was supposed to start, the rifle team went into a 2020 season that was like no other yet brought them closer together.

Jingxin Wang standing in a brown field where trees are being grown for a biomass project.

Jingxin Wang standing in a brown field where trees are being grown for a biomass project.

Jingxin Wang stands on a brown field where trees are being grown for a biomass research project.

Summer 2021
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Summer 2021
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Rise of the Biomass

On empty fields across the Mid-Atlantic, forests of skinny stalks are rising to revolutionize industries.

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Graphic of a blue face mask.

A graphic of a blue facemask

Summer 2021
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Summer 2021
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Crushing COVID

WVU researchers ventured into the sewers, developed software for robots and tapped into renewable wood, all in the name of science and fighting COVID-19.

Photo of Samantha Fabian in National Guard fatigues and a face mask.

Photo of Lauren Maloney in white coat that says School of Nursing.

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Spring 2021
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Spring 2021
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No Capes Required

Following COVID-19, these Mountaineers went above and beyond.

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WVU women's hockey team making

WVU women's club hockey team.

Spring 2021
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Spring 2021
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How to Build a Hockey Team

A woman wanted to play her favorite sport, ice hockey, at WVU. But there wasn't a team. So she and a bold group of women made a team out of hard work and hard knocks.

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Image of Nolan Burch's face.

Image of Nolan Burch's face.

Fall 2020
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Fall 2020
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Never Again

One family, an alumnus and the University are working together to make sure a hazing tragedy never happens again.

Photo of women standing on a bridge spanning a river. The Rocky Branch Bridge crosses the South Fork of the Kentucky River and connects communities to the outside world in the event of flooding. March 9, 2017 By Nancy Andrews

Photo of women standing on a bridge spanning a river. The Rocky Branch Bridge crosses the South Fork of the Kentucky River and connects communities to the outside world in the event of flooding. March 9, 2017 By Nancy Andrews

Photo of women standing on a bridge spanning a river. The Rocky Branch Bridge crosses the South Fork of the Kentucky River and connects communities to the outside world in the event of flooding. March 9, 2017 By Nancy Andrews

Fall 2020
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Arts & Culture

Fall 2020
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The Story of Appalachia Beyond Elections

A pop-up publication after the 2016 election meant to set the record straight on Appalachia is still going strong nearly four years later.

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Image of books on a shelf.

Image of books on a shelf.

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Arts & Culture
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Recommended Reads

WVU Press is churning out a series of beautiful, thoughtful and provocative books in its recently published works.

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Illustration of a medical face mask

Illustration of a Zoom call with various images from a pizza box to sewing machine to canned goods, an admissions letter, horseshoe, mask and laptop.

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The Way Forward

The University had just days to decide how to close campuses of thousands while still offering education and healthcare and continuing vital research.

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Mister Rodgers with trolley photo

Fall 2019
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The Last Word
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Fall 2019
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The Beautiful Day In Our Neighborhood

In 1995, Fred Rogers gave the commencement address at West Virginia University. He believed that we make life more beautiful in the pursuit of our dreams.

John Chambers Eagle's Nest

John Chambers Eagle's Nest

John Chambers Eagle's Nest

Fall 2019
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Fall 2019
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John Chambers Changed the Internet — Now He Wants to Change West Virginia

John Chambers shook up the Internet as CEO of Cisco, now he has his sights set on home.

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Boy scouts sing

Fall 2019
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Fall 2019
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Growing Up in the Great Outdoors

The WVU and Boy Scouts of America partnership leads to richer experiences for youth.

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Mind Over Muscle

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The Mental Comeback

Recovering from an injury can be a challenge. A WVU professor explores the psychology of sports injuries.

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MIDAS Three photograph

MIDAS Three photograph

Spring 2019
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Final Frontier

Spring 2019
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Final Frontier

Space Mining

How do you access water on Mars? This engineering team is finding out.

Jason Horne collects readings

Jason Horne collects readings

Jason Horne collects readings

Spring 2019
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Spring 2019
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The Future of Water

Water researchers are pushing for a network of weather monitoring stations.

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Mountaineers in Arms

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Mountaineers in Arms

They served our country. Now their journeys beyond the military have stretched to the campus of WVU.

Fall 2018
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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.

Fall 2018
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Fall 2018
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Checkmate

This graduate student is the WVU Chess Club's first known female president.