Eberly News
Research shows loss of tree diversity could lower global forest productivity
Could cause billions of loss per year in forestry
Professor emeritus of geography endows scholarship for future students
As a first-generation high school and college graduate who grew up in a working family of Slovakian immigrants, West Virginia University Professor Emeritus Ken Martis is grateful for the life-changing opportunities sustained to him through higher education.
Geologist explores ancient air pockets changing the history of Earth’s oxygen
Ancient air trapped in rock salt for 813 million years is changing the timeline of atmospheric changes and life on Earth.
WVU geologist examines impact of carbon dioxide released from mine drainage
The collective estimated amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere from 140 coal mines across Pennsylvania is the equivalent to that of a small power plant, a new West Virginia University study finds.
Three WVU students to fly the globe for intensive language study as Boren Scholars
Food security, Middle Eastern history and agroecology may seem like very different subjects, but they brought three West Virginia University students to the same love – language.
WVU senior from Harpers Ferry named 2016 Udall Scholar
“Water is life. Keep it clean.”
Retired WVU geography professor receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Greg Elmes, professor emeritus in the Department of Geology and Geography at West Virginia University was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement award by the West Virginia Association of Geospatial Professionals for his dedication to the study and promotion of geographic information systems (GIS).
WVU researchers offering workshops to help countries understand unconventional gas resources
West Virginia University will provide guidance to a group of international officials seeking to develop unconventional gas resources this spring.
Gift from WVU geology alumni helps create student field experience fund
West Virginia University graduates Pamela (MS ‘88) and Dan (MS ‘89) Billman recently pledged to establish a permanent endowment in support of student field experiences for geology students in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.