Cancer researcher is first alum to lead WVU School of Pharmacy
William (Bill) Petros, Pharm.D., FCCP, has been named the Gates Wigner Dean of the WVU School of Pharmacy. “Bill Petros is one of our stars, and he is the ideal Read More
WVU mathematics alumnus makes $1.5 million gift to Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Mathematics grad Jay Nitz always knew he would end up at West Virginia University. Though the Philippi, W.Va., native started college as a pre-pharmacy student at Alderson Broaddus University, he Read More
Patrice Harris, WVU grad and Bluefield native, becomes first African-American woman to lead American Medical Association Board of Trustees
West Virginia University School of Medicine graduate Patrice Harris, M.D., was recently elected as chair of the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Board of Trustees. Dr. Harris is the first African-American Read More
WVU alumnus parlays NASA internships into employment
Since he was a boy, Alan Didion knew he controlled his own destiny. When he decided that destiny involved working in the space industry, he went to West Virginia University (WVU). Read More
WVU biochemistry major's curiosity sparked his urge to study the brain
When Divine Nwafor was 11, he didn’t read “Harry Potter” or “The Chronicles of Narnia” like most kids his age. No, he was less interested in the spells and wizardry Read More
WVU announces inductees to Academy of Chemical Engineers
Two West Virginia natives and West Virginia University alumni, Kevin DiGregorio and Anesa Chaibi, have been selected for induction into the West Virginia University Academy of Chemical Engineers. The induction Read More
Marshall Chemistry Department faculty raises more than $50,000 and donates it to the Marshall Foundation to be used for students
Over the past five years, faculty members from the Marshall University Department of Chemistry have donated more than $50,000 to the Marshall University Foundation Inc., earning the department membership in Read More
WVU engineering alums credit WVU for helping to launch their careers
As students at West Virginia University, their names were synonymous with academic achievement and student engagement. But for mechanical and aerospace engineering alumni Melissa Morris, Kerri Phillips, Corey Snyder, Rob Read More
Spider web study gains West Liberty University graduate a mention in Nature magazine
Scientists see the world differently than most of us. In something as common and bothersome as a spider web for example, scientists discover important evolutionary clues. West Liberty University alumna Read More
Couple pledges $1 million to WVU's engineering college in support of new faculty
New faculty members in West Virginia University’s Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources will now have access to funds to support travel, research and technology enhancements thanks to a Read More