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Students from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will celebrate Commencement on Saturday, May 15 as they graduate from West Virginia University, ready to take on the world. As Commencement is upon us, several of our Eberly College graduates reflect on their time at WVU and their plans for the future. Keep checking back through Friday, May 14 to meet all of our featured grads. Meet May 2021 biology grad Deionte Harilla-Gray.

Meet the May 2021 Grads: Deionte Harilla-Gray

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Meet May 2021 biology grad Deionte Harilla-Gray.

West Virginia University physicists are uncovering secrets of the sun’s turbulent surface in the lab. A new study featured on the cover of the March 2021 issue of Physics of Plasmas is the first published research from WVU’s PHASMA experiment in the Center for Kinetic Experiment, Theory and Integrated Computation Physics. The PHAse Space MApping experiment, or PHASMA, is a one-of-a-kind facility that uses lasers to measure the speeds and positions of individual ions and electrons in a plasma. The combination of position and velocity information is called phase space.

Uncovering secrets of the sun

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WVU physicists are uncovering secrets of the sun’s turbulent surface in the lab.

A West Virginia University biology student’s neuroscience research on zebrafish took her to Capitol Hill this week – virtually. Abreanne Andlinger, a Moundsville native, is among 60 students selected nationally by the Council on Undergraduate Research to participate in Posters on the Hill April 27-28.

WVU student selected to present research to U.S. Congress

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A West Virginia University biology student’s neuroscience research on zebrafish took her to Capitol Hill this week – virtually.

A new online mathematics tutoring program is helping students navigate virtual learning. After months of transition and adaptation, mathematics tutoring coordinators Nicole Infante and Lori Ogden recognized an opportunity to establish a fully online tutoring program for undergraduates.

Overcoming barriers to mathematics learning

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A new online mathematics tutoring program at West Virginia University is helping students navigate virtual learning.

Abigail Smith, a West Virginia University student committed to improving the future of West Virginia through public policy, has been named the University’s 25th Truman Scholar, the nation’s top graduate fellowship award for aspiring public service leaders.

Political science student named WVU’s 25th Truman Scholar

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Abigail Smith, a  West Virginia University student committed to improving the future of West Virginia through public policy, has been named the University’s 25th Truman Scholar, the nation’s top graduate fellowship award for aspiring public service leaders.  

Ellen Rodrigues

Eberly College students lead gender inclusivity, anti-racism training at WVU

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A gender inclusivity and anti-racism training—for students and by students—is building a stronger sense of belonging and community at WVU.

Michelle Bester

Laser focused

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Growing up in rural South Africa, Michelle Bester always aspired to pursue graduate school internationally. Today, she is living that dream as a geography student studying how remote sensing technology can help prevent and control wildfires.

Matthew Witt with dog in front of Woodburn Hall

A real-life superhero, powered by social work

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West Virginia University student Matthew Witt knew early in his college career that he wanted to dedicate his life to helping people navigate through challenges.

While studying abroad in Nicaragua as an undergraduate student 10 years ago, Brooke Eastman observed the country’s long history of land grabbing and clashes between industries, immigrants and indigenous communities. While there have been recent efforts to restore the land, the conflicts continue. She witnessed how climate change impacts poor communities disproportionately and how both humans and the environment are simultaneously exploited. That motivated her to dedicate her career to uncovering climate change solutions. Now as a biology Ph.D. student at West Virginia University, Eastman studies how acid rain impacts forest health. She is committed to highlighting forests’ role in mitigating climate change.

Healing a wounded world

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Biology Ph.D. student Brooke Eastman studies how acid rain impacts forest health. She is committed to highlighting forests’ role in mitigating climate change.

Michelle Richmond

Strategic social work

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Clendenin native Michelle Richmond arrived at WVU in fall 2017 with a lofty goal: to improve the human condition for all West Virginians. Eventually, that led her to social work. Richmond is working with Legal Aid of West Virginia on its strategic plan to improve statewide community access to legal services.