Eberly News
![Students from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will celebrate Commencement on Saturday, May 15 as they graduate from West Virginia University, ready to take on the world.
As Commencement is upon us, several of our Eberly College graduates reflect on their time at WVU and their plans for the future. Keep checking back through Friday, May 14 to meet all of our featured grads.
Meet May 2021 forensic and investigative science grad Kat Ramirez.](/files/bb1d2f1a-a04d-430b-a18b-6168fdaabad9/400x.webp?cb=d72282d3a52ece9715ff9eed673ffb6e)
Meet the May 2021 Grads: Kat Ramirez
Meet May 2021 forensic and investigative science grad Kat Ramirez.
![The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University has named recipients for its 2020-2021 awards for faculty and staff.
In total, the Eberly College recognized 11 individuals across four categories for their talent, commitment and service to the College and WVU.](/files/c1b64494-f5b1-462a-9d98-86f0ea35977f/400x.webp?cb=c9dd11efc9364594722248f7cd57b051)
Eberly College announces 2020-2021 outstanding staff and faculty awards
The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences has named recipients for its 2020-2021 awards for faculty and staff. In total, the Eberly College recognized 11 individuals across four categories for their talent, commitment and service to the College and WVU.
![Meet December 2020 grad Nathan Weston (BS, Forensic and Investigative Science).](/files/bb1d2f1a-a04d-430b-a18b-6168fdaabad9/400x.webp?cb=d72282d3a52ece9715ff9eed673ffb6e)
Meet the December 2020 Grads: Nathan Weston
Meet December 2020 grad Nathan Weston (BS, Forensic and Investigative Science).
![Costa Rica is known around the world over for its rainforests, coffee and beaches. But despite Costa Rica's reputation for safety and its recent economic growth, criminals use its strategic location for smuggling activities.
A team of U.S. forensic science experts, led by two professors from Costa Rica, aim to fix that.
A new international and multidisciplinary partnership between West Virginia University’s Department of Forensic and Investigative Science and the Costa Rican government is working to build the country’s capacity for law enforcement, forensic laboratories and legal medicine – and lifting it up as a model for better criminal justice practices across Central America.](/files/8a0cb2d2-8495-46bf-8e47-ef57395e683e/400x.webp?cb=59c434c328d07c323a1ebcad79b0eaa2)
Overcoming crime in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is known around the world for its rainforests, coffee and beaches. But despite Costa Rica's reputation for safety and its recent economic growth, criminals use its strategic location for smuggling activities. A team of U.S. forensic science experts, led by two WVU professors from Costa Rica, aim to fix that.
Eberly College announces 2019-2020 outstanding student awards
Congratulations to our outstanding seniors and graduate assistants for 2019-2020!
![Researchers across the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University have moved quickly to donate personal protective equipment from their laboratories to healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.](/files/acf2f1d0-b8af-4f2b-9c2b-65153d9018af/400x.webp?cb=03ca6edf9b9bfcbb9727f9af2e1809f6)
Putting gloves into the right hands
WVU researchers donate protective gear to COVID-19 efforts
WVU students make a difference in the lives of their peers, advance learning outside the classroom, offset cost of higher education
Forensic and Investigative Science student Mikalaa Martin receives WVU Student Life's Herman L. Moses Scholarship
WVU names 2019 class of Ruby Fellows
Seven students pursuing doctoral degrees at West Virginia University are receiving funding through the Ruby Scholars Graduate Fellows Program. Lauryn Alexander, Heather Baldwin, Elaine Christman, John Hansen, Emily Hughes, Alyssa Stonebraker and Nicholas Winch have been named to the eighth class of fellows.