Eberly News
WVU student using trip abroad to further health campaign research
West Virginia University student Kylie Wilson is using her research on health campaigns to improve the lives of individuals who suffer from mental illness.
Center for Resilient Communities seeking applicants for 2019-2020 Community Leadership and Social Action Fellowship
The Center for Resilient Communities is seeking current WVU students for its 2019-2020 Community Leadership and Social Action Fellowship. The year-long program will cultivate the next generation of leaders for social action in Appalachian communities and beyond.
Five WVU, Eberly College women named Fulbright Scholars
Five West Virginia University women have been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to teach English abroad next year.
Two Eberly College faculty honored with newly-expanded award for undergraduate research mentoring
West Virginia University’s Office of the Provost has announced the recipients of the 2019 Faculty Award for Distinction in Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, expanded this year to honor faculty members in four categories: behavioral and social sciences, biosciences and health sciences, humanities and the arts, and physical sciences and technology.
Focus on cultural representation in education leads to WVU’s 24th Truman Scholar
Kassandra Colón, a West Virginia University student committed to improving cultural representation in the classroom, has been named the University’s 24th Truman Scholar, the nation’s top graduate fellowship award for aspiring public service leaders.
Maxon named recipient of WVU’s inaugural outstanding graduate research mentoring award
Robert Maxon , professor in West Virginia University’s Department of History, has been named the recipient of the inaugural Faculty Award for Outstanding Graduate Research Mentoring for his work with PhD students studying African History.
WVU’s new two-photon imaging facility to expand neuroscience research and teaching
A new two-photon imaging facility at West Virginia University is expanding opportunities for neuroscience research in the Department of Biology and beyond.
WVU geographer establishes Morgantown Seed Preservation Library
A West Virginia University heirloom seed expert is working to increase access to Appalachia’s heirloom seeds through a new seed preservation library.
WVU student receives national forensic science and criminal justice scholarship
The scholarship recognizes undergraduate students in forensic science and criminal justice. Mehnert received a $1,000 award at the Chesapeake Bay Division of the International Association for Identification’s spring conference, held April 4-5.
DeFrank-Cole named Harriet E. Lyon Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies
Lisa DeFrank-Cole, director of the Leadership Studies Program at West Virginia University, has been named the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences’ Harriet E. Lyon Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies.