Eberly News

Articles for the month of September 2020

New racial justice grants awarded by the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences support research for social justice initiatives that will engage with the community. Two projects received funding: one focused on poetry and creative writing workshops and the second on studying racial disparities in vaccination rates. The faculty leading these projects hail from both the Eberly College and the School of Public Health.

Eberly College announces racial justice grant recipients

Eberly News /

New racial justice grants awarded by the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences support research for social justice initiatives that will engage with the community.

Sarah Ihlenfeld with SGA campaign members

2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Sarah Ilhenfeld

Eberly News /

Meet international studies and economics student Sarah Ihlenfeld.

Talia Buchman studying abroad

2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Talia Buchman

Eberly News /

Meet anthropology student Talia Buchman.

Kalynn Spaid and classmates in the WVU Mountainlair

2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Kalynn Spaid

Eberly News /

Meet social work student Kalynn Spaid.

A team of West Virginia University physics and astronomy students helped create a new radio camera for the Green Bank Telescope, the first of its kind in the U.S. This upgrade to Pocahontas County’s Green Bank Telescope is a critical advancement for astrophysics research, especially galaxy mapping. Because of the sensitivity of the camera’s receiver, astronomers can now map galaxies seven times faster. The project was many years in the making, starting in 2013.

WVU students lead upgrades to Green Bank Telescope

Eberly News /

A team of WVU physics and astronomy students helped create a new radio camera for the Green Bank Telescope, the first of its kind in the U.S.

New English Language Learning Institute streamlines academic resources for international students

Eberly News /

WVU’s new English Language Learning Institute is centralizing academic resources for international students whose first language is not English.

Anastasia Stewart holding "Let's Go" flag on a mountain peak

2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Anastasia Stewart

Eberly News /

Meet philosophy student Anastasia Stewart.

In association with the ongoing generosity of the Eberly family, the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board established the Eberly Scholars program in 1988. Each year, up to 25 students majoring in the arts and sciences are designated as Eberly Scholars. They are provided with scholarship support in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement. This award is the Eberly College’s most prestigious scholarship honor for undergraduate students. Kyle Roberts Hometown: Morgantown, West Virginia Major: Environmental Geoscience Minor(s): Japanese Studies

2020-2021 Eberly Scholars: Kyle Roberts

Eberly News /

Meet environmental geoscience student Kyle Roberts.

Riley Imlay

Three WVU alumni awarded Fulbright Scholarships

Eberly News /

Three WVU alumni will teach English abroad next year after being awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, allowing them to develop cross-cultural competency, as well as skills to further their career goals.

Scientists have long debated the respiratory workings of sea scorpions, but a new discovery by a West Virginia University geologist concludes that these largely aquatic extinct arthropods breathed air on land. James Lamsdell dug into the curious case of a 340 million-year-old sea scorpion, or eurypterid, originally from France that had been preserved at a Glasgow, Scotland museum for the last 30 years. An assistant professor of geology in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, Lamsdell had read about the “strange specimen” 25 years ago while conducting his doctoral studies. Existing research suggested it would occasionally go on land.

Coming up for air

Eberly News /

Scientists have long debated the respiratory workings of sea scorpions, but a new discovery by a WVU geologist concludes that these largely aquatic extinct arthropods breathed air on land.