Eberly News

More than just tutoring, WVU academic support programs foster learning combined with belonging and growth
One of the newest additions for this mission is the Foundational STEM Collaborative, a hub for all foundational University STEM courses required by more than 47 science-focused undergraduate degree programs. Launched in Fall 2023 by the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences and the WVU Office of the Provost, the Collaborative quickly expanded its services in Fall 2024 with the opening of the STEM Learning Center and Student Collaboration Space on the ground floor of the Chemistry Research Laboratory, providing students access to drop-in and appointment-based academic assistance, study space, and areas to relax and recharge between classes while making connections with each other.

Foundational STEM Collaborative holds inaugural symposium for faculty
Faculty from the Eberly College gathered earlier this month to participate in the inaugural Foundational STEM Collaborative Symposium, a daylong event that provided many opportunities for collaboration, team building and peer learning.

Phi Beta Kappa inducts new members
Thirty-seven graduates were inducted as lifelong members into the WVU Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, a national honor society that recognizes outstanding achievement in the liberal arts and sciences and champions freedom of thought.

Five WVU students named prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellows
Two Eberly College students have joined an elite group of researchers who’ve been awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, a program aimed at supporting graduate education in STEM-based fields.
Eberly chemist makes insect wing discovery that could advance technology
The key to insect success may be their wings. That’s what West Virginia University researcher Terry Gullion, professor of chemistry in the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, has learned by studying the chemical composition of insect wings — something that has not been examined in detail until now.

Eberly staff members receive 2022 Outstanding Staff Award
Albert “JR” Taylor and Amanda Tustin have been named 2022 recipients of Eberly College of Arts and Science’s Outstanding Staff Award.
Chemistry professor receives $500,000 from National Science Foundation to develop portable diagnostic devices
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A research project led by
Dr. Peng Li, assistant professor of chemistry in the Eberly College of Arts
and Sciences, received $500,000 in continuing grant funding from the National Science
Foundation (NSF).

WVU chemist earns 2021 Young Investigator Award from Eli Lilly
Peng Li, an assistant professor of chemistry at West Virginia University, has been named a recipient of the 2021 Young Investigator Award from Eli Lilly.

Eberly College announces outstanding seniors, teaching assistants and Eberly Scholars
The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences has recognized 64 outstanding seniors, graduate teaching assistants and graduating Eberly Scholars for their academic achievements in 2020-2021.

Inspect to protect
Thanks to facility renovations, research innovations and in-class lessons, WVU's C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry has received the nation’s top undergraduate safety program award in chemistry – for a second time.