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rendering of building, many windows, wide sky
rendering of building, many windows, wide sky
  • Winter 2022
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  • Feature
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  • campus
  • Campus
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Exceeding the Vision

The new spaces in Reynolds Hall exceed expectations of both founder and students.

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fence graphic The Fence at the Top of the Cliff
fence graphic The Fence at the Top of the Cliff
fence graphic The Fence at the Top of the Cliff
  • Winter 2022
  • Feature
  • z-slot-8
  • Science
  • science-feature
  • current-issue
  • School of Public Health

The Fence at the Top of the Cliff

The WVU School of Public Health celebrates a decade of making a difference.

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Little Big Moments, team photo, gymnast
Little Big Moments, team photo, gymnast
Little Big Moments, team photo, gymnast
  • Winter 2022
  • Feature
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  • Campus
  • current-issue

Little Big Moments

50 years after its inception, Title IX still shapes women’s educational experience in myriad ways.

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young woman, cap, flag pole
  • Winter 2022
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  • Mountaineer Spirit
  • arts-feature
  • Arts & Culture
  • current-issue
  • College of Creative Arts

Mountaineer Spirit: Spin Class

Fifty years after women first joined “The Pride of West Virginia,” the Mountaineer Marching Band, the WVU Magazine follows a senior industrial engineering major who fits “spinning” with the band’s color guard into a packed class and work schedule.

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Green grass, with yellow wall and flying blue WVU sign
Green grass, with yellow wall and flying blue WVU sign
  • Winter 2022
  • Building the Future
  • z-slot-2
  • Arts & Culture
  • Campus
  • campus-feature
  • current-issue
  • College of Creative Arts

Perfect practice makes perfect!

A new home for the Pride. The Mountaineer Marching Band will soon have the perfect place for perfect practice: the Pride Practice Facility.

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Smiling man in black suit with yellow background
Smiling man in black suit with yellow background
  • Winter 2022
  • z-slot-17
  • Science
  • People
  • current-issue
  • School of Public Health

Leading through Uncertainty

When Dr. Jeff Coben looks back on the last few years, knowing then what he knows now about the novel coronavirus would have been valuable.

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creditcard on silver tray
creditcard on silver tray
  • Online Story
  • z-slot-14
  • People
  • current-issue

Talking to Angels

A random encounter at a restaurant shows Children's Vision Rehabilitation Program students how sweet the kindness of strangers can be.

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2022 pumpkin drop pumpkin pile
2022 pumpkin drop aerial shot
  • Winter 2022
  • By the Numbers
  • Science
  • current-issue

Smashing Pumpkins

The Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources resumed its popular Pumpkin Drop this year after a two-year hiatus.

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Two men smiling looking at leaves on a tree
Two men smiling looking at leaves on a tree
  • Winter 2022
  • Thinking It Through
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  • Arts & Culture
  • current-issue
  • Extension

Survey Says: WVU Extension is a common thread

Thousands of quilters in West Virginia work their magic to create unique designs, in varied fabrics — from old shirts to new wedding dresses — and a myriad of colors to blanket their loved ones or their walls with a lasting bit of handiwork and memories that will last for generations.

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closeup of woman in toboggan, flying wv shirt, brown dog to her right
closeup of woman in toboggan, flying wv shirt, brown dog to her right
  • Winter 2022
  • People
  • z-slot-11
  • current-issue

Successors: WVU Alum Trains Dogs for U.S. Ambassador

Elizabeth Mullen, ’81, journalism, might not be Dr. Doolittle, but she can “listen” to the dogs she trains through their body language and talk back to them using behavior modification and positive reinforcement.

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man in suit coat open collar, standing outside
man in suit coat open collar, standing outside
  • Winter 2022
  • People
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  • current-issue

Successors: Grad Helps Attorneys Make the Right Case

Luke Yingling, Law ’22, is blazing his own trail as the founding president and CEO of Analytica Legalis, a technology company that uses artificial intelligence to help attorneys win in court.

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emblem for Mountaineer Week 75 1947-2022
two people look at items on table, quilts hang in background
  • Winter 2022
  • Matter Of Fact
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  • Campus
  • current-issue

75 Years of Mountaineer Week

WVU celebrated Mountaineer Week with a full schedule of events featuring the Beard Growing Contest, the Arts and Craft Fair, the ever-popular Quilt Show and more.

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red tick on blue background
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  • Winter 2022
  • z-slot-5
  • Matter Of Fact
  • Science
  • current-issue

Ticked Off

A team led by a biomedical engineering researcher hopes to ramp up and reimagine how medical professionals diagnose tick-borne infections.

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mountaineer alumni standing outside on a beautiful day
mountaineer alumni standing outside on a beautiful day
mountaineer alumni standing outside on a beautiful day
  • Winter 2022
  • slot-16
  • Campus
  • current-issue
  • Flashback
  • Student Life

40 Years of Mountaineers

A Mountaineer Reunion spanning more than 40 years was held over Homecoming weekend in October, with 23 of the buckskinned mascots joining current Mountaineer Mary Roush.

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two people look at museum exhibit
two people look at museum exhibit
  • Winter 2022
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  • Matter Of Fact
  • Science
  • current-issue

Neal Museum Dedication

WVU Health Sciences and West Virginia University Libraries dedicated the William A. Neal Museum of the Health Sciences in October.

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smiling man, flying wv in background
smiling man, flying WV in background
  • Winter 2022
  • People
  • z-slot-13
  • current-issue

New AD

Wren Baker has been named WVU’s new vice president and director of Inter Collegiate Athletics.

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smiling man, gold sweater, collared shirt\
smiling man, gold sweater, collared shirt
  • Winter 2022
  • People
  • current-issue

The Last Word: Meet Jorge Atiles

Dean Jorge Atiles celebrated his two-year anniversary with WVU Extension this summer. Over the last few years, he has spent a lot of time listening and learning. Although he has worked with Cooperative Extension programs for 23 years, he quickly realized that a vast number of programs and West Virginia’s geographic terrain make WVU Extension’s opportunities and challenges unique.

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