Eberly News

Articles for the month of June 2019

Growing up riding four-wheelers and collecting rocks near her grandparents’ cabin in the valleys wedged between the Rocky Mountains, Shelby Isom’s childhood was an adventure. Always on the hunt for the perfect sphere- and heart-shaped rocks, she loved being in nature. But she never expected she would turn that passion for the outdoors into a career. 

But that became her reality as a geology Ph.D. student at West Virginia University, where she has spent many hours scaling volcanoes and leading undergraduate students on field trips.

Trekking to the top

Growing up riding four-wheelers and collecting rocks near her grandparents’ cabin in the valleys wedged between the Rocky Mountains, Shelby Isom’s childhood was an adventure. Always on the hunt for the perfect sphere- and heart-shaped rocks, she loved being in nature. But she never expected she would turn that passion for the outdoors into a career. 

Sharon Bird

New Center for Women’s and Gender Studies leadership expanding research and curriculum at WVU

New leadership in West Virginia University’s Center for Women’s and Gender Studies is expanding research and teaching initiatives surrounding gender diversity and social justice. 

Researchers from West Virginia University are preserving the memories of a coal community through oral history and photography. 

Supported by a grant from the WVU Humanities Center, the research team used historical images from the West Virginia and Regional History Center’s online photographs database, West Virginia History OnView, to document the history of the Scott’s Run community in Monongalia County.

Keeping the memories alive

WVU researchers preserve the memories of Scott's Run through new oral history project.

A West Virginia University graduate student is investigating how soils store carbon in ecosystems around the world to understand the impact of climate change.

WVU biology student to investigate the role of soils in climate change across global ecosystems

A West Virginia University graduate student is investigating how soils store carbon in ecosystems around the world to understand the impact of climate change.

West Virginia University’s Core Arboretum will bring local and regional nature experts to campus this summer in its annual Nature Connection Series.

Core Arboretum Nature Connection Series begins June 4

West Virginia University’s  Core Arboretum will bring local and regional nature experts to campus this summer in its annual Nature Connection Series.