Eberly News

The Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarship invests in West Virginia residents who are committed to scholarly study or professional work that may potentially address the greatest needs of West Virginia and its citizens.

Ten students from the Ebelry College of Arts and Sciences have earned Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to travel abroad this summer without financial constraints. These undergraduate students received the competitive national award funded by the U.S. State Department to participate in transformative study abroad experiences.

John Weaver, WVU Libraries reference supervisor, successfully defended his dissertation — “Rifles and Riflemen: Material Culture, Violence, and Early American Identity” — earlier this year, and says there is a lot people get wrong about the American Revolution.

Landon Tucker, a WVU graduate student in the History Department, joined a group of University students and staff members on a flood recovery support trip to the Wheeling area Thursday (June 19).

Public History and Social Work graduate students from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences reflect on their time serving as Graduate Assistants (GAs) for WVU Libraries. Each had a unique story to tell about the skills and knowledge they gained during their experience.

When West Virginia University biology undergraduate student Isabella Tuzzio tested fish from central Appalachian streams, her research revealed microplastics in every fish she sampled. Tuzzio said her results from the study, which was the first of its kind in Appalachia, suggest significant environmental risks, as well as potential risks to human health.

Long before flash floods damaged communities in Ohio and Marion counties this month, West Virginia University researchers were studying community resilience in flood-devastated areas of the state. The toolkit they developed will help communities better prepare for such emergencies and recover quicker.

West Virginia University researchers are changing how college mathematics is taught by evaluating and sharing a model for problem-solving that supports what students learn in other courses like business or biology.

Fifty-five graduates were inducted as lifelong members into the WVU Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, a national honor society that recognizes outstanding achievement in the liberal arts and sciences, and champions freedom of thought.

Kathleen Benison, professor in the Department of Geology and Geography, has been elected to the Geological Society of America Council, a leadership body that steers and guides this international organization of over 18,000 geologists.