Eberly News

Following West Virginia University's involvement in transition planning for incoming Gov. Jim Justice, a multi-disciplinary group at the university has continued to look at ways government can be made more efficient, and not incidentally, less expensive. 

Two West Virginia University  undergraduate students have been awarded National Science Foundation-funded summer research fellowships with the  National Institute for Standards and Technology, one of the leading research organizations in the world.  

When West Virginia University was established in 1867, only five majors were offered: classics, science, philosophy, pre-med and modern literature. 

Six  West Virginia University faculty members have been selected for the 2017 Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching, which honors exceptional professors who go above and beyond to inspire their students. This year’s honorees are:

A West Virginia University student who wants to assist veterans who may have been wrongly discharged from service has been named a 2017 Newman Civic Fellow by the Campus Compact, a national non-profit organization that advances the public purpose of higher education to educate students for civic and social responsibility. 

Two West Virginia University faculty members who embody WVU’s land-grant mission of teaching, research and service are the recipients of WVU’s 2017 Heebink Awards for Distinguished Service to the state of West Virginia. 

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

Some of the world’s most revered fairy tales end quite differently than their animated Disney counterparts.

The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences has named two recipients of the 2016-17 Outstanding Researcher Award: Christina Duncan and Casian Pantea.