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Zach Etienne and Sean McWilliams

LIGO and Virgo make first detection of gravitational waves produced by colliding neutron stars

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Blake Mertz

WVU awarded $1 million grant from NSF for new High Performance Computing cluster

A three-year National Science Foundation grant totaling nearly $1 million will let  West Virginia University develop its next-generation  High Performance Computing, or HPC, cluster to advance computationally intensive research in a wide array of fields, from drug delivery to genomics and astrophysics. 

Paul Ziemkiewicz

WVU professors to present at 2017 Shale Insight Conference

West Virginia University professors Paul Ziemkiewicz, Shikha Sharma and Tim Carr will present research on technology in the shale industry at the Shale Insight Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 27 in Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Benedum Scholars

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. 

Justin Mathias

WVU biology students investigate the impact of climate change on Appalachian forests

Biology students at West Virginia University are studying the impact of climate change on the forests of the Appalachian Mountains.

Lian Li

WVU physicists chase new ‘wave’ of condensed matter research

Just one year after arriving at West Virginia University, physicist Lian Li is taking physics research to new frontiers.  

Steve DiFazio

Growing the future: WVU biologists team up to research new bioproducts

WVU biologists team up to research new bioproducts

Kevin Daly

WVU biologists awarded $1.4 million Air Force grant to examine moths’ olfactory systems

As humans walk and talk, we sense our own movements or sounds. Yet, we can distinguish our actions from everything else in our environment that affects our senses.

A number of students beginning their academic career at WVU are embarking on a journey that no one in their families have before, becoming the first generation of their families to earn four-year degrees. 

That experience comes with unique challenges for students as they make their way through an unfamiliar culture with its own language and expectations. How do I talk to my professor? Can someone help me understand the syllabus? If I need tutoring, is it free?

Take heart, though. We’re here to help. What’s more, a number of faculty in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences had the same experience. They too were once first-generation college students excited about the future, but anxious about asking for help and speaking up in class.

Meet Michelle Richards-Babb, associate professor of chemistry and director of the Office of Undergraduate Research.

First-Generation Faculty: Michelle Richards-Babb

A number of students beginning their academic career at WVU are embarking on a journey that no one in their families have before, becoming the first generation of their families to earn four-year degrees.

Almost every 18 months, a total solar eclipse is visible to some part of the world. However, the United States hasn’t had a total solar eclipse since 1994. For the first time during the 21st century, a total solar eclipse, will be visible across the United States on Monday, Aug. 21. 

To help prepare the community for the “Great American Eclipse,” the West Virginia University Planetarium is hosting a pre-eclipse event from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 19.

WVU Planetarium and Observatory to host pre-eclipse event Aug. 19

Almost every 18 months, a total solar eclipse is visible to some part of the world. However, the United States hasn’t had a total solar eclipse since 1994. For the first time during the 21st century, a total solar eclipse will be visible across the United States on Monday, Aug. 21.