Eberly News
Articles for the month of November 2025
WVU student’s robotics research brings unmanned vehicles to Morgantown trails
For trailblazing robots and West Virginia University students alike, the first step is sometimes the hardest. That was the case for Camndon Reed, a robotics engineering and mathematics major from Watertown, Massachusetts, who designs autonomous robots that navigate hiking trails.
“I wish I had always known that the best way to get started is simply to begin,” Reed said. “You don’t need to wait for the perfect idea or a class on a subject — just start experimenting.”
Let's glow! A beloved holiday tradition returns to campus
“Woodburn will shine once again, bringing generations of Mountaineers together in the warm glow of tradition,” WVU President Michael T. Benson proudly proclaimed in his first State of the University speech in October.
School of Social Work's VR Simulation Game Being Used to Spark Interest in Behavioral Health Careers
A simulation game developed by the School of Social Work in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences is the first game produced by a WVU program to be published on the Meta Quest app store.
WVU psychology research finds self-control runs in the family
When it comes to self-control, adolescents tend to follow the patterns their parents establish, according to West Virginia University psychology research. Professor Amy Gentzler of the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences led a six-month survey of 213 Appalachian adolescents and their parents, learning about their self-control in areas like health, work and school, money management, leisure activities and relationships.
WVU Researchers Explore Geothermal Energy Beneath Northern West Virginia
A team of West Virginia University researchers is exploring whether the heat deep beneath northern West Virginia can be harnessed for large-scale heating and cooling endeavors.