Eberly News

Articles for the month of October 2019

Leslie Tower

WVU Women’s Resource Center welcomes Tower as new director

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Leslie Tower, a professor of social work, has been named director of the WVU Women’s Resource Center, effective Nov. 1. A passionate advocate for policies that support women’s full participation in society, Tower has published research on women and work, adult learners and violence against women. Her recent scholarly work focuses on gender inequality in institutions of higher education. 

Ángel Tuninetti is a passionate advocate for the importance of the humanities in higher education and society. He has been named the 2019 Armand E. and Mary W. Singer Professorship in the humanities, recognizing his dedication and commitment to the study of the Spanish language and Latin American literature and cultures in West Virginia University’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.

Tuninetti named 2019 Singer Professor in the Humanities

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Ángel Tuninetti is a passionate advocate for the importance of the humanities in higher education and society. 

Rocks may be the key to discovering life on Mars. When samples from the Mars 2020 expedition eventually make their way to Earth, the scientists of tomorrow will have a Mountaineer to thank. West Virginia University geologist Kathy Benison is representing the Mountain State as one of 10 scientists selected as a Return Sample Selection Participating Scientist for NASA’s Mars 2020 expedition. She is responsible for helping to select the rocks and sediments that will be gathered, or cached, by the Mars 2020 rover.

On a mission to Mars

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WVU geologist selected for NASA's Mars 2020 team

The West Virginia University Mountaineer is not just a mascot—it is a symbol of West Virginia history and identity embraced throughout the Mountain State. Rosemary Hathaway, folklorist and associate professor of English in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, explores the spirit of the Mountaineer in her new book, Mountaineers Are Always Free. Published by WVU Press, Mountaineers Are Always Free weighs the varying perspectives on the Mountaineer throughout its history – from a backwoods trickster to present-day West Virginia icon. Based on past Mountaineers’ images and portrayals, the book consistently raises the question of what freedom and independence look like in West Virginia through the lens of this mascot, and who gets to claim that freedom and independence.

WVU Press to release book on history and symbol of the Mountaineer

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The  West Virginia University  Mountaineer is not just a mascot—it is a symbol of West Virginia history and identity embraced throughout the Mountain State.  Rosemary Hathaway, folklorist and associate professor of English in the  Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, explores the spirit of the Mountaineer in her new book,  Mountaineers Are Always Free . 

A group of students, studying everything from criminology to creative writing, are working together to make a difference and find purpose in their careers. A new Social Justice Research Fellowship in West Virginia University’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences is empowering graduate students to connect their research to social justice issues.

Weaving social justice into graduate studies

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A group of students, studying everything from criminology to creative writing, are working together to make a difference and find purpose in their careers.

New research from West Virginia University is simplifying mass spectrometry experiments. While mass spectrometers require materials to be ionized, or gain an electrical charge, before they can be examined, a research team in the C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry has created an instrument that goes straight to the source. The vibrating sharp-edge spray ionization device, created by Assistant Professor Peng Li and his research group, is a small, rectangular piece of glass approximately 2.5 inches long and one inch wide that collects and ionizes samples on the spot.

Straight to the source

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WVU chemists lead the ‘charge’ with new molecular research tool

Melissa Blank

WVU receives CDC award to curb vaping and opioid abuse, improve health outcomes in West Virginia

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West Virginia University’s efforts to address chronic disease and substance abuse prevention, growing concerns related to vaping and youth mental health issues will be bolstered by funding from the  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, awarded to the  West Virginia Prevention Research Center in the  School of Public Health.  

Teresa Hoang and Thaiddeus Dillie

Dillie and Hoang named 2019 WVU Homecoming king, queen

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A week of  Homecoming activities at  West Virginia University culminated today (Oct. 5) with the crowning of Thaiddeus Dillie and Teresa Hoang as the 2019 king and queen.