Stories

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

Thousands of quilters in West Virginia work their magic to create unique designs, in varied fabrics 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.

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

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.

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.

WVU celebrated Mountaineer Week with a full schedule of events. The Beard Growing Contest and Axe Throwing, Wild and Wonderful Women Writers and the Appalachian lore around Witchy Women, were capped off by the Arts and Craft Fair.

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.

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

Wren Baker has been named WVU’s new vice president and director of Inter Collegiate Athletics. Baker hails from the University of North Texas and brings more than 20 years of experience to the job in Morgantown.

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.

WVU researchers take aim at making one of West Virginia’s biggest resources safer for all.

Commencement is always an exciting time for students graduating, but for mother and son Drs. Aisha Rizwan and Umer Rizwan, the 2022 May Commencement provided a moment they will never forget.

Both athletic training and exercise are all about adaptation. Every bead of sweat, every burning breath, every minute tear in muscle fiber — it all adds up to something. Every time the body heals, it grows stronger, more confident, more capable. At least,

West Virginia University engineer Piyush Mehta is currently engaging in several projects confronting space weather, which deals with the conditions within the Earth’s magnetosphere, ionosphere and thermosphere.

At times, graphic design — the creation of visual content to communicate messages — can become something bigger than client service or the selling of a product, something fueled instead with purpose for the benefit of society at large.