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Michael Conroy

Meet the Grads: Michael Conroy

More than 1,000 students from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will walk across the stage on Sunday, May 13 as they graduate from West Virginia University, ready to take on the world.  

Jesse Wozniak

The aftermath of conflict

WVU sociology professor studies post-conflict Iraq reconstruction

Ashley Brash headshot

WVU student researching effects of reproductive politics on West Virginia women

West Virginia University junior Ashley Brash is researching the effects of reproductive politics on women in West Virginia.

Global Medical Dental Brigades

57 WVU students travel to Nicaragua to address medical needs

For the last nine years, the West Virginia University Global Medical and Dental Brigades groups have worked in collaboration with Global Brigades to facilitate work in Latin America. 

Pride in his Appalachian roots led West Virginia University junior Joshua Stuart to reclaim what it means to be Appalachian.  Stuart, an interdisciplinary studies major in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences from Philippi, West Virginia will present research at the Appalachian Studies Association conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 5-8. His presentation focuses on queer culture in Appalachia, where he pulls perspectives from his background in creative writing, sociology and LGBTQ+ studies.

Reclaiming Appalachian identity

WVU student researching social change in Appalachia

Religion vs. Science Book Cover

New book from Rice and WVU sociologists examines what religious Americans think about science

What do religious Americans really think about science?

6 epic classes in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

6 epic classes in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

Here are some courses sparking interest this fall

Rose Casey

WVU Eberly faculty awarded West Virginia Humanities Council fellowships

Six faculty members within the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University have been awarded fellowships from the West Virginia Humanities Council. This year’s recipients are Rose Casey, Catherine Gouge, Matthew Jacobsmeier, Jamie Shinn, Michele Stephens and Jesse Wozniak. 

Catherine Gouge

Making health care more human

WVU launches medical humanities and health studies minor

Brigading for better health

Brigading for better health

While some students returned home for spring break or took much-needed vacations, others traveled the world to study abroad.