Eberly News
Cassak named 2017-2018 Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Physical Sciences and Technology
Paul Cassak, associate professor of Physics and Astronomy in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences has been named West Virginia University’s 2017-2018 Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Physical Sciences and Technology. This designation is intended to recognize and reward WVU faculty who exemplify distinction in research, scholarship or creative activity.
WVU Center for Excellence in STEM Education receives $100,000 Eberly Foundation grant to expand WVUteach program
Through WVUteach, the West Virginia University Center for Excellence in STEM Education is set to produce nearly 25 STEM teachers each year, accelerating the pace of placing certified teachers in vacant West Virginia classrooms.
WVU geology, physics alum named 2018 Jaycees Outstanding West Virginian
From the moment West Virginia University alumna Caitlin Ahrens picked up her first geology book in junior high, she never stopped exploring her curiosity. She graduated from WVU’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences in 2015 with bachelor of science degrees in geology and physics with an emphasis in astrophysics.
WVU's Eberly College announces 2017-18 Outstanding Teacher Award recipients
The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University has named four recipients of the 2017-18 Outstanding Teacher Award: Gwen Bergner, Ned Flagg, Krystal Frazier and Carrie Rishel.
WVU’s Eberly College announces 2017-18 Public Service Award recipients
The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University has named three recipients of the 2017-18 Outstanding Public Service Award: Paul Cassak, Amy Herschell and Amy Keesee.
WVU’s Eberly College announces 2017-18 Outstanding Researcher Award recipients
The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University has named two recipients of the 2017-18 Outstanding Researcher Award: Sean McWilliams and Aaron Metzger.
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WVU physicists among collaborators granted $7 million to form U.S. Department of Energy center of excellence
WVU physicists tune the dynamics of exotic quantum particles
Physicists at West Virginia University have discovered a way to control a newly discovered quantum particle, potentially leading to faster computers and other electronic devices.
LIGO and Virgo make first detection of gravitational waves produced by colliding neutron stars
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WVU's Benedum Distinguished Scholars to present public lectures
The four 2016-17 Claude Worthington Benedum Distinguished Scholars at West Virginia University will present highlights of their award-wining research in individual lectures this fall, beginning this week. All members of the campus and local community are invited to attend these lectures and the receptions following.