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The collective estimated amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere from 140 coal mines across Pennsylvania is the equivalent to that of a small power plant, a new West Virginia University finds.

WVU geologist examines impact of carbon dioxide released from mine drainage

The collective estimated amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere from 140 coal mines across Pennsylvania is the equivalent to that of a small power plant, a new West Virginia University study finds.

WVU chemistry department receives $1 million gift from C. Eugene Bennett Family Foundation

Thanks to a recent $1 million gift, the West Virginia University C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry will now be able to explore its options regarding the modernization of the general chemistry laboratories.

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WVU philosophy professor’s new book asks: How is our control over our actions influenced by luck?

Does a person’s negative circumstances – particularly those including poverty, lack of education, lack of strong parental support – affect whether they are morally responsible for their behavior?

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Leadership studies students create, lead community projects

Every semester, students in Associate Professor Lisa DeFrank-Cole’s Leadership 401: Leadership in Action courses are challenged to put leadership into action by designing and implementing an action project. 

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Three WVU students to fly the globe for intensive language study as Boren Scholars

Food security, Middle Eastern history and agroecology may seem like very different subjects, but they brought three West Virginia University students to the same love – language.

Eleven West Virginia University students will study abroad as Gilman Scholars

Eleven West Virginia University students will have the opportunity to take their education beyond the U.S. borders and make their dreams to study abroad a reality – thanks to the Gilman Scholarship.

'Saint Monkey,' author headlines West Virginia Writers’ Workshop; Spots still available

The West Virginia Writers’ Workshop will host nationally-known authors as it celebrates its 20th anniversary on the West Virginia University downtown campus July 21-24.

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Hicks to receive Outstanding Achievement in Aging award June 8

Teresa Hicks, West Virginia State Health Insurance Program coordinator and in-person assister for the Affordable Care Act, has been named the 2016 Anita S. Harbert Outstanding Achievement in Aging Award recipient.

Department of Geology and Geography hosts deep mapping workshop May 23-24

The WVU Department of Geology and Geography hosted a workshop, “Framing the Methodological Foundations for Deep Mapping and Spatial Storytelling” May 23-24, exploring how to integrate culture and community into geographic information science (GIS).

WVU hosts annual Summer Institute on Aging June 7-9

The School of Social Work and the School of Public Health at West Virginia University will host the 38th Summer Institute on Aging, June 7-9, at the Lakeview Resort and Conference Center in Morgantown.