WVU boasts two new Goldwater scholars
Curiosity and tenacity are only two of the many descriptions one can give to Ryan Mezan and Zachary Short, this year’s Goldwater Scholarship recipients from West Virginia University. The Goldwater Read More
West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest 2016 statewide finals taking place at Marshall University
The statewide finals, the final round of the West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest (formerly the West Point Bridge Design Contest and the West Virginia Bridge Design Contest), will Read More
Eleven MU students to receive fellowship for summer research
Eleven Marshall University undergraduate students have been selected to receive the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) fellowship. SURE is aimed at undergraduates who are interested in performing research. This program, Read More
Shepherd receives grant to continue Seeding Your Future STEM program
Shepherd University has received an extension of its public outreach grant from the West Virginia Space Consortium to help put on the third annual Seeding Your Future conference for middle Read More
Shepherd professor participates in groundbreaking research published in Science
A Shepherd University assistant biology professor is a coauthor of an article that was published in the journal Science. Dr. Jonathan Gilkerson helped with the groundbreaking research described in the Read More
The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation and WVU Extension partner to bring STEM programming to West Virginia youth
A grant provided by The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation will give college students in seven West Virginia counties the opportunity to educate and mentor youths this summer through the West Read More
WVU physicist helps hone in on what sparks one of the most explosive processes in the universe
Scientists are making new discoveries about a process that causes some of the most explosive events in the universe. At the same time, they are answering questions about Earth’s magnetosphere Read More
West Virginia State University Hosts regional American Chemical Society Awards Banquet
West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host the Kanawha Valley Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, in the James Read More
Shepherd stink bug research shows native predators will destroy eggs
The journal Biological Control has published a paper on brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) research that a Shepherd University professor and students helped conduct. The article, titled “Frequency, efficiency, and Read More
Breaking records: WVU students awarded 30 global scholarships and fellowships
This spring, WVU students have been awarded 30 global, prestigious scholarships and fellowships to support their dreams of researching and making contributions to science, learning new languages, teaching abroad, studying Read More