WVU to celebrate 27th annual Pumpkin Drop on Oct. 24
Students from across the state and region will once again toss pumpkins off the roof of West Virginia University’s Engineering Sciences Building in the name of science. The Department of Read More
Shepherd Robotics Club offers free robot kits, training for area teachers
The Shepherd University Robotics Club is reaching out to schools and 4-H leaders in Berkeley and Jefferson counties in an effort to involve more local public school students with next Read More
Mathematics professor awarded grant to prepare students for local industries
Dr. Michael Schroeder, assistant professor of mathematics at Marshall University, has been awarded a competitive grant to prepare students for local careers in applied mathematics. The grant is part of Read More
WVU student selected to tweet from Goddard Space Flight Center
Nicholas Underwood, an aerospace engineering graduate student at West Virginia University, is a self-professed enthusiast of space and social media. On Oct. 17, he’ll be able to combine these two Read More
Marshall herbarium plays key role in NSF-funded digitization initiative
The Marshall University (MU) herbarium is playing a key role in a National Science Foundation-funded effort to digitize collections that chronicle a global hotspot of plant diversity in the southeastern Read More
Multi-million dollar federal grant renewed for Marshall researchers and statewide collaborators
Dr. Gary Rankin from the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and co-investigators at institutions around West Virginia, including West Virginia University, have received a five-year renewal grant Read More
WVU physics professor researches double-layered plasmas to predict earth-damaging space weather
Earl Scime, Oleg D. Jefimenko Professor of Physics and interim vice president of research at West Virginia University, is researching the effects of space weather in order to ultimately protect Read More
Marshall student receives prestigious scientific scholarship award from J. Edgar Hoover Foundation
David Preston Miller, a Marshall University Forensic Science graduate student from Dallas, Texas, is the first student from Marshall to receive a prestigious, nationally recognized scientific scholarship award from the Read More
WVSU, Calvary Baptist Academy Partner to Expand K-12 Science Education
West Virginia State University’s (WVSU) student chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is expanding its efforts to bring science education to K-12 youth in Putnam County through a partnership Read More
Second annual Water Festival set for Friday, Sept. 26, at Marshall University
Marshall University’s College of Science will welcome to the Huntington campus about 200 local elementary school children Friday, Sept. 26, to take part in the second annual Water Festival. Read More