Archives for October 2010
October
29th
- One Proud Moment
- WVU professor, students to launch interactive exhibit honoring state's African-American veterans
- WVU research helps parents of children with autism through therapy video
- Peace Corps partners with WVU, pairing graduate school with volunteer service
- WVU Snowboarding Club helping to change the face of men's health
- WVU celebrates science and fiction with Isaac Asimov Day
October
28th
- WVU professor of physics publishes "magnetic" research results in prestigious journal
- Marcellus Shale community education and information session to take place Nov. 16
- WVU's Board unanimously approves WVU Tech's final report to Legislature
- Atkins' book offers rare insight into lives of WVU student-athletes
October
27th
- WVU Music ensembles to perform Scholarship Fundraiser at CAC on Nov. 4
- WVU Choral program presents 'Myths, Mystics & Magic' on Oct. 31
- WVU opens 'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde' at Metropolitan Theatre in Morgantown Oct. 28
- WVU freshman inducted into National Gallery for America's Young Inventors
- Focus of Veterans' Summit II is on integrating vets into community
- Finalists for WVU's 2010 Mr. and Ms. Mountaineer announced
October
26th
- WVU's Strategic Planning Council invites input on draft strategic plan at upcoming forums
- WVU music faculty, guest artists to present a 'Concert of Vocal Chamber Music' Oct. 30
- WVU to show film on life of Argentinean football player Diego Maradona
- WVU presents guest artists from SUNY Potsdam with recital of works for viola & piano
- WVU to host University of Kentucky music faculty in voice, piano recital Oct. 29
- WVU and United Way partner to sponsor Make a Difference Day
- WVU Department of Geology and Geography receives $11.8 million software grant
- WVU Alumni Association invites alumni and fans to pre-game event
- WVU alumni find athletic success off the field as well as on
- 23rd Annual Pumpkin Drop is Oct. 29; Annual WVU engineering event encourages students to drop pumpkins more than 100 feet
- Climate Change and the Future of Coal: A Legal Perspective presented at WVU College of Law
- "Legally Blonde" to bring delightful comedy to WVU Creative Arts Center Nov. 14
October
25th
- WVU, SGA hold Meet the Candidates Tuesday
- WVU Press announces Marie Manilla's latest book, literary arts program
- Farm and Food Conference to show how to keep millions in state
October
23rd
October
22nd
- WVU's Sperow looks into carbon costs of farming practices
- World-renowned Moscow State Symphony Orchestra to play at Creative Arts Center on Nov. 10
- Joey & Rory, Stan Ridgway to perform on Mountain Stage at CAC Nov. 7
- Biometrics research experts converge on WVU
- WVU Neurosurgeon to appear on ESPN's 'Sunday NFL Countdown'
- WVU Center for Neuroscience awarded $5.5 million NIH grant for core research facilities
- Extension agent is expert on cyberbullying
- OSHA awards WVU Safety and Health Extension $880k to train at-risk small business workers
- Boeing Program Director to Give Distinguished Lecture Oct. 25; Bret Marks, WVU alum, is part of CEMR Distinguished Lecturer Series
October
21st
- WVU research finds sense of taste may be related to risk of tooth decay
- Health Research Center partners to fight obesity
- WVU professor Gartin to receive VIP Citation from FFA
- Google executive, Morgantown native speaks to WVU journalism students
- WVU to showcase notable Isaac Asimov collection to public
- WVU twirlers chosen to compete for cover of national magazine
- WVU Safety and Health Extension offering disaster site training in Wilmington, Del.
- WVU Safety and Health Extension offering OSHA training in Morgantown
- WVU Music Ensembles to perform scholarship fundraiser in Pittsburgh Oct. 26
- Flute professor's recital to feature interesting, eclectic variety of works
- Institute of Industrial Engineers to host Trunk-or-Treat Oct. 25; CEMR student organization to host annual community event
- WVU Laureate Wind Quintet to perform at the CAC on Oct. 24
October
20th
- School of Nursing celebrates homecoming
- WVU music faculty to present recital of works by Brahms, Mozart
- Coke Zero College Tailgate Tour making a stop at WVU Student LOT
- WVU symposium to address governments' ability to pay the bills
- WVU holds annual Ring Day ceremony Sunday
- WVU enrollment at record levels across all campuses; minority, international, transfer gains in Morgantown
- WVU journalism workshop to help train citizen journalists
October
19th
- WVU connects students to communities around the state with help of LINK grant
- WVU survey shows West Virginia homes are unprepared for disasters
- H. Marshall Jarrett speaks at the 20th annual Charles L. Ihlenfeld Lecture at the WVU College of Law
- David Jolliffe named Eberly College Alumni Award recipient
- WVU Greeks celebrate Homecoming with competitions, philanthropic efforts
- WVU's minority doctorate program celebrates 10 years
October
18th
- WVU shows film 'A Day Without a Mexican' as part of brown bag lunch series
- Mountaineers in Malaysia enhance WVU's global presence
- Banner Evening at the Coliseum
- WVU's Puskar Scholars develop into leaders
- WVU journalism professor to participate in international digital video conference on war correspondents
October
15th
- WVU Health Sciences marks 50 years of leadership in health
- Hardestys to be honored during Homecoming for unwavering service to WVU
- WVU students are reminded of exit counseling requirement for student loan borrowers
- Two WVU student organizations recognized for their service
- Six-time Grammy Award winner Amy Grant to perform at WVU Creative Arts Center
- Flags of the world: many countries represented on WVU soccer team
- Dedicated Mountaineers to be recognized for service during Homecoming
October
14th
- Oklahoma! to bring Western romance to the WVU Creative Arts Center this Saturday
- Hall of Famer and WVU great Major Harris to lead Homecoming parade
- Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert at WVU features pianist Olga Kern
- WVU School of Journalism to co-sponsor 2010 WV Senate Debate
- NSF funds WVU research into mountaintop mining, water patterns
- Award-winning science fiction author James Gunn to speak at WVU
- ASCE, NRCCE Wellness Committee to host blood drive Oct. 19; WVU Student Chapter of ASCE to co-sponsor American Red Cross Blood Drive
- WVU's Iota Phi Theta fraternity holds tribute to women
- WVU's Clements helps launch regional energy research consortium
October
13th
- Meet an important member of the WVU Healthcare team: Physician Assistant
- Eight WVU Jazz ensembles featured in concert at CAC Oct. 18
- Bill Gilbert, Erika Osborne exhibitions open at Mesaros Galleries Oct. 14
- WVU promotes fairness as host and co-sponsor of statewide conference, film screenings
- WVU to celebrate diversity Mountaineer style Oct. 16-21
- WVU Laboratory Theatre presents Ibsen's 'A Doll's House' Oct. 14-17
- WVU Odyssey event to promote alternative fuel vehicles
- WVU Mining Chair Chris Bise available for expert comments on Chilean rescue
October
12th
- Award-winning progressive rock drama Spring Awakening coming to the CAC on Nov. 1
- WELL WVU and Greeks promote sexual health awareness
- WVU Extension to provide relationship-building training with $635K grant from DHHR
October
11th
- WVU's Clements says ambitious plan for the future 'begins today'
- WVU State of the University: Clements says HSTA encapsulates WVU's mission
- WVU engineering professor honored for global impact
- WVU Greeks present Partywalk Competition 2010
- WVU hosts event on issues affecting military women
- WVU to partner with community on paint disposal event
- Grant helps WVU Journalism School expand rural newspaper training project
- WVU shows documentary about gay teen's struggles as part of lunch film series
October
8th
- The Interplay of Culture and International Trade in South Korea presented at WVU College of Law international law lecture series
- WVU chemistry graduate student receives national fellowship
- Women's Studies 30th anniversary events continue with history lecture and poetry reading
- Freinkel to speak on "A Whole World Dying," exploring near-death and gradual rebirth of the American chestnut
- WVU's Applied Ethics Day addresses moral questions surrounding alcohol and sex
- Award-winning poet Lisa Russ Spaar to read at WVU
- NBC design executive to visit WVU
- Jay Malarcher to give talk about his Fulbright sabbatical
- WVU Foundation's 2010 Pride Travel Fund nets over $86K
- WELL WVU event encourages students to try new things
- Dinner presentation on healthy sexual behaviors to kick-off Experience WVU series
- WVU Mountaineer Week beard-growing contest begins Oct. 13
October
7th
- Gary Puckett, The Association and The Lettermen to bring romance to CAC on Oct. 21
- WVU's College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences to induct four into 2010 Hall of Fame and name outstanding alumnus
- Dr. Shelby Steele to deliver Hiner Lecture
- Gold and Blue Ambassadors serve as the face of WVU
- WVU to remember student at bell-ringing ceremony Oct. 15
October
6th
- WVU sports Hall of Fame induction Saturday
- International companies to demonstrate WVU CO2-free coal-to-oil technology
- Guest artist recital features music of Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Schumann
- The Isosceles Trio to present guest artist recital at CAC on Oct. 12
- Annual WVU Percussion Concert has something for everyone
October
5th
- WVU to remember student at bell-ringing ceremony Friday
- Artists to present lecture on New Deal photographs of West Virginia on Oct. 7
- WVU hosting ski trip to Lake Placid, N.Y. over winter break
- WVU School of Journalism celebrates loyal donors
- WVU professor to speak on women's roles in communications campaigns
- WVU's 'The Rack' receives outpouring of thanks
- WVU to show film on gay community before Stonewall riots
- Clements to launch WVU's proposed strategic plan at annual address
- WVU to offer shuttle for Victoria's Secret Gold and Blue Bash, PRT open late
- WVU College of Engineering and Mineral Resources to Host Career Fair Oct. 6 and 7; CEMR to host more than 100 employers at annual Career Fair
- Mary Chapin Carpenter to play at Creative Arts Center on Oct. 10
October
4th
- Szul named to WVU athletic staff
- Award-winning Native American poet to preside over Peace Tree Ceremony
- Nanomedicine researcher, teacher and author to lead WVNano
- Women of Color Luncheon to feature acclaimed singer-songwriter
- State's collegiate business plan competition sees record number of entries
October
1st
- WVU forensics experts have international stage at INTERPOL symposium; B&E representatives to present business practices to global forensics professionals
- WVU business college to hold graduate fair
- WVU students and employees to compete in annual Ecolympics
- WVU turns pink to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month