It’s admittedly not as fast as a Google search, but the depth and breadth and height of Appalachia’s yesterdays available in the West Virginia and Regional History Center at West Virginia University are worth the time investment.
As chaotic as a stream's path may look, it's part of a vast network of interconnected and ever-widening bodies of water that ultimately lead to the largest oceans and seas. WVU researcher Jason Hubbart says it's the world's circulatory system.
“Our ultimate goal is to generate interest and excitement around science through sports. We create programs that are tangible and hands-on so the science makes sense and comes easy."
West Virginia University has been reaffirmed as an R1 university, the highest possible research ranking, by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Researchers in the Department of Neuroscience in the School of Medicine, part of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, are learning how the central nervous system is influenced by internal factors and outside influences in our environment.
Last summer, a small group gathered at the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum in Matewan, Mingo County. Energy efficiency is the museum’s big issue, with some of the most critical challenges stemming from past renovations.
This battlefield is not a jungle or desert. Rather, it’s a sophisticated office space — tucked inside Reynolds Hall, home of the Chambers College of Business and Economics — equipped with workstations, servers, computers and secure networks.
“We are creating prosperity for the people of this state so that we can keep our young people here. And we make certain that we are focusing clearly on enticing the best and brightest to come to WVU.” — WVU President Gordon Gee
Born and raised in a small village in Pakistan, Areej Jaffrey has lived a life that exemplifies nontraditional. So it’s no big surprise that Jaffrey began her journey as a West Virginia University commuter student in fall 2024.
When Johnson graduated from West Virginia University in 1999, the former Calliope staff member and writer for the DA debated on whether he should pursue a Master of Fine Arts or a law degree.
