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Force of Nature

Meet the founding dean of the newly created WVU College of Applied Human Sciences — she’s a force of nature in custom sneakers.

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woman in buckskins, holding rifle
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  • Campus
  • People
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  • Student Life
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An afternoon with the Mountaineer

Mountaineer Mary Roush's family and friends from her home in Mason County came to the WVU Coliseum to cheer on the Men's Basketball Team in its 80-77 victory over Auburn Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. See photos from their day.

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  • Online Story
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A new team for a new era at the WVU Alumni Association

After emerging from the pandemic seeking to redefine its purpose and value in a very different world, the WVU Alumni Association has entered into a unique partnership with West Virginia University.

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Smiling man in black suit with yellow background
Smiling man in black suit with yellow background
  • Winter 2022
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  • Science
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  • current-issue
  • School of Public Health
  • Winter 2022
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  • 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
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  • Online Story
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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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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
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  • Winter 2022
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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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  • Winter 2022
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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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smiling man, flying wv in background
smiling man, flying WV in background
  • Winter 2022
  • People
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  • current-issue
  • Winter 2022
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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
  • Winter 2022
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  • Winter 2022
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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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graphic of smiling man
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  • Spring 2022
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  • Spring 2022
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The Last Word: Another Mountaineer

Accomplished mountain climber and outdoor education advocate Tyrhee Moore, BS ’15, Sport Management, found his passion for the outdoors early in life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Moore was a member of the first all-African-American team to climb the highest mountain peak in North America, Denali, in 2013. Moore founded Soul Trak Outdoors, a nonprofit organization that connects underserved communities to inclusive, diverse outdoor spaces, activities and leadership.

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smiling woman, arms crossed
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  • People
  • Spring 2022
  • People
  • Spring 2022

Alumni Diary-Veronique Vernot

When Veronique Vernot was 5, she knew she wanted to be a lawyer. Growing up in Connecticut, she remembered hearing people talk about how knowledgeable lawyers were, and from her own desire to help people, her dream to become a lawyer began.

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  • Spring 2022
  • People
  • Spring 2022
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Alumni Diary-Andy Stofleth

A FORMER U.S. MARINE was looking for a career change after a diagnosis with intestinal cancer. Following his recovery and a bachelor’s degree through the GI Bill, he enrolled in the Integrated Marketing Communications Master’s Program at West Virginia University.

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  • Spring 2022
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  • People
  • Spring 2022

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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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.

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Mary Marantz sits with legs crossed and holding smart phone.
Mary Marantz sits on armchair while smiling.
  • Fall 2021
  • People
  • Alumni Diary
  • Fall 2021
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  • Alumni Diary

Slow Growth, Strong Roots

It was debate at WVU that helped Mary Marantz learn the crucial skill of listening that led to Yale Law School and becoming her own boss.

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Jim Braxton carries a football on the field against Pittsburgh with two opposing team members running behind him.
Jim Braxton poses in his jersey #44 while holding a football.
Jim Braxton on the field carrying the football while Cincinnati players run toward him.
  • Fall 2021
  • Alumni Diary
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  • Fall 2021
  • Alumni Diary
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A Mountaineer to Remember

Jim Braxton made a big impression on the NFL and on everyone he met.

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Riley Imlay poses with his friend Melina who he met in Costa Rica while teaching English in the Peace Corps.
Elizabeth Andrick teaches a class at her peace corps assignment in Cambodia.
Elizabeth Andrick teaches a class at her peace corps assignment in Cambodia.
  • Fall 2021
  • The Minute
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  • Fall 2021
  • The Minute
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WVU Grads in the Peace Corps

Since 1961, nearly a quarter million Americans have served in the Peace Corps, including a host of Mountaineers. Here are just a few of their stories.

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Jena Martin poses for a photo wearing a business suit.
Jena Martin poses in a studio wearing a suit.
  • Fall 2021
  • The Last Word
  • People
  • Campus
  • College of Law
  • Fall 2021
  • The Last Word
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  • College of Law

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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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.
  • Fall 2021
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  • Mountaineer Spirit
  • Fall 2021
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  • Mountaineer Spirit

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.

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Michelle Sieminski poses in her camouflage Army uniform near Stewart Hall at sunset.
Michelle Sieminski poses in her camouflage Army uniform near Stewart Hall at sunset.
Michelle Sieminski poses in her camouflage Army uniform near Stewart Hall at sunset.
  • Fall 2021
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  • Fall 2021
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Three Lieutenants

A former Mountaineer mascot, a National Guardsman and a former substitute teacher tested their strength to see if they had what it took to become officers in the Army National Guard.

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Graphic of a blue face mask.
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  • Summer 2021
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  • Science
  • Arts & Culture
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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.

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Gordon Gee with his arm around Betty Puskar who is holding roses. They are at a football game.
Gordon Gee with his arm around Betty Puskar, who is holding roses. They are at a football game.
Gordon Gee with an arm around Betty Puskar at a football game.
  • Spring 2021
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  • Spring 2021
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  • Science

A Survivor's Legacy

Betty Puskar survived breast cancer. Then she helped other women in West Virginia have a better chance to do the same.

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Illustration of three doctors in white coats against a backdrop of vaccines that look like missiles.
Illustration of doctors with a backdrop of vaccines that look like missiles with large cancer cells in the background.
  • Spring 2021
  • Science
  • Health
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  • School of Medicine
  • Spring 2021
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  • School of Medicine

An Old Fight with New Weapons

Every decade, there's a new plan to take on cancer. This one is the most impressive yet.

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Image from Summerland video game shows a door standing in a field with a number 1 on it. A police car is parked nearby.
Image from Summerland video game shows a door standing in a field with a number 1 on it. A police car is parked nearby.
  • Spring 2021
  • People
  • Arts & Culture
  • Spring 2021
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  • Arts & Culture

The Game of Afterlife

A freshman feared death. So he made a video game about it.

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Photo of Lauren Maloney in white coat that says School of Nursing.
Red cape-like material background with the words A New Kind of Hero.
  • 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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Nikki Bowman holding a WV Living magazine in her office.
Nikki Bowman holding a WV Living magazine in her office.
Nikki Bowman holding a magazine in her office.
  • Arts & Culture
  • People
  • Fall 2020
  • Arts & Culture
  • People
  • Fall 2020

West Virginia ‘Roots Run Deep’ For Start-Up Publisher

This alumna returned to West Virginia and started a magazine that became so much more.

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Illustration of Emma Yokum in blue, woman in hard hat.
Illustration of six alumni, three women and three men.
  • Fall 2020
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  • Fall 2020
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How I Got My Job

We hear from Mountaineers across the country about how they got their jobs soon after graduation and around the time of the pandemic.

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Photo of woman answering phone at coronavirus hotline.
Coronavirus hotline with people answering phones.
  • Science
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  • Summer 2020
  • Science
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  • Summer 2020

Ask an Expert: Coronavirus Hotline

There is a call line in Charleston, W.Va., where a WVU professor and her staff and volunteers explain, as best they know, what to do when faced with the coronavirus. We asked her what working that hotline is like.

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