Archives for October 2011
October
31st
- WVU Heritage Project up-and-running with your priceless Mountaineer memories
- WVU nurses awarded for excellence in leadership, care and education
- Four entrepreneurs named to West Virginia Business Hall of Fame
- WELLWVU celebrates chillWELL in November
- 'Most Loyals' selected for Mountaineer Week at WVU
October
28th
- Mountaineer Week Health and Wellness Expo encourages healthy lifestyle
- WVU students are reminded of exit counseling requirement for student loan borrowers
- West Virginia University to join Big 12 Conference
- WVU mining engineering professor's device seeks and saves trapped coal miners
October
27th
- Myra Lowe named interim dean of WVU Libraries
- Mid-morning Nov. 15 hoops game means parking, other adjustments
- Mountaineer Week photo contest to "define Appalachia"
- WVU accepting nominations for Order of Vandalia
- Best Greek and organization awards encourage student involvement at Mountaineer Week
- WVU's United Way campaign nears its end, continues to take donations
- MyMountaineerCard offers WVU students new way to manage ID
October
26th
- WVU Health Sciences renews rural health commitment
- Mountaineer Week Craft Fair and Quilt Show to illustrate Appalachian heritage through art
- WVU professor chosen as vice-president of American Physical Society division
- WVU Composer-in-Residence John Beall presents recital of vocal compositions
- Internationally known pianist Olivier Cav� to present recital, master class at WVU
- WVU's Eberly College of Arts and Sciences welcomes 19 new faculty this fall
- WVU trio to talk poultry in Turkey
- Music professor James 'Doc' Miltenberger to be honored for 50 years at WVU
- WVU students, community invited to participate in Mountaineer Week's Appalachian Dance
- WVU professor discusses effects of "bad blood" on marketing America's pastime
- Mountaineer Week's Family Fun Day educates area youth about West Virginia history
October
25th
- WVU sends a piece of Appalachian history to sports rival
- WVU billiards club holds Black Powder Shootout as part Mountaineer Week
- WVU hosts National Campus Sustainability Day on Oct. 26
- WVU spearheads growing statewide innovation initiative
- WVU expert: economic growth in Eastern Panhandle will accelerate
- Farm and food enthusiasts combine resources and share ideas at second annual Tri-state Farm & Food Conference
- West by West: 'There's a lot of things I've hidden in my life.'
- WELLWVU offers students flu vaccinations on Wednesday
- Mountaineer Week celebration of Appalachian heritage begins Friday
October
24th
- Recent WVU music grad's dissertation wins international innovative electronic dissertation award
- WVU professor helps foster families and children with Project Connect
- Exhibit at WVU library highlights regional family of doctors who chronicled war, illness
- New WVU research award created to provide funds for doctoral students in physics
- WVU McNair Scholars Program recruiting for 2012 internships
- HR&E recognizes Grant Co. teacher as most inspirational educator
October
21st
- Pascua Yaqui cultural educator to speak at WVU Peace Tree Ceremony
- From JFK to Y2K and beyond: WVU Police stay true to mission of providing safe, secure campus
- WVU Alumni Association accepting nominations for distinguished alumni
- WVU Dining Services earns gold award for employee wellness
- WVU faculty research unearths value of Appalachian dialects
October
20th
- WVU to Host Veterans' Summit III at Erickson Alumni Center
- New book from WVU's Fitness Information Technology provides solutions to keep Baby Boomers healthier and happier
- More than 200 teams to compete in annual Pumpkin Drop
- Nix receives grant from DOE for gas turbine research
- Friends Gift Shop unveils new T-shirts to benefit breast cancer research at WVU
- WVU Cancer Center to offer free clinical breast exams
- WVU Healthcare's Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center to hold Night of Recognition
- New fields fulfill WVU's promise to improve student recreation options
- YouTube sensation Karmin will "Crash Your Party" at Morgantown's Metropolitan Theatre Nov. 7.
- "Empress of Soul" Gladys Knight will perform at WVU Creative Arts Center Nov. 12
- Research fellow benefits from real-world problem solving, professional development opportunities
- WVU professor Crichlow expert on Middle East affairs
- WVU women's club lacrosse team hosts Almost Heaven Tournament
October
19th
- WVU Faculty Piano Quartet to present concert Oct. 25
- Filmmaker and multi-media artist Martha Colburn to lecture Oct. 26 at WVU
- Former Boston Pops trombonist Ron Barron to present recital, master class at WVU
- Mountaineers Run United run/walk registration extended; will benefit United Way campaign
- WVU lands 13 semi-finalists in Statewide Business Plan Competition
- WELLWVU's Condom Caravan expands to Health Sciences campus
- WVU faculty recital to feature old and new works for bassoon
- Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Composer-of-the-Year Steven Stucky to speak at WVU
- WVU choral program presents fall concert 'Beginnings'
- WVU to unveil first Natural History Museum exhibits Oct. 21
- WVU music professors present recital of organ, oboe music
- Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer Booker T. Jones to perform at next Morgantown Mountain Stage Show
- WVU Press releases book on 1968 Farmington Mine disaster written by former WVU professor
- New faculty broaden horizons of WVU Davis College
October
18th
- WVU Outdoor Recreation Center gives away spring break trip at Student LOT
- WVU's chief information officer announces resignation
- WVU's electric moments show a past, future full of connections, progress
- WVU professor awarded more than $200K to improve coal mine safety
- Bayless to deliver lecture on climate change
- WVU to host nationwide high school cycling conference
- Scholars program to host business etiquette dinner
- WVU American Fisheries Society to host 5K Run and Walk
October
17th
- WVU alumni create scholarship for medical school
- WVU School of Nursing professor named American Academy of Nursing fellow
- WVU to host public forums to share plan to redevelop Evansdale campus
- WVU expert to lecture at Clemson University presidential colloquium on ethics
- State of the University 2011: The future is here
- From the Scottish highlands to the West Virginia mountains, WVU tartan becomes part of centuries-old tradition
- Researchers talk innovation and commercialization at WVU event
- WVU's Gender Equality Movement celebrates Love Your Body Day
- New WVU club investigates forensics and security solutions through competition
- University, local community invited to celebration honoring U Police on 50 years
October
14th
- Devanna Corley named director of development for the WVU Alumni Association
- WVU Diabetes Symposium to give practitioners cutting-edge tools
- 2011 WVU Mr. and Ms. Mountaineer finalists announced
- WVU welcomes first cohort of Peace Corps masters students
October
13th
- Accreditation assessment team invites public to comment
- WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences honors seven distinguished alumni
- Van Scoys establish scholarship program for Bridgeport High students attending WVU
- WVU's Diversity Week to bring peace, love and understanding
- Speaker to discuss collegiate hazing in Mountainlair on Wednesday
- Despite sluggish economy, job numbers up for segment of WV public college grads; Gains made for graduates with 4-9 years in the workforce
- WVU professor invited to participate in prestigious engineering education symposium
- WVU's Davis College and College of Human Resources and Education welcomes alumni at reunion
October
12th
- From the Dragon's Fire: Chinese contemporary ceramics exhibition on view at WVU
- WVU College of Law to present two-day exploration of Marcellus Shale issues
- WVU to present 'The Crucible' at Metropolitan Theatre, Oct. 20-23
- WVU memorial concert honors world-renowned organist Clyde English
- WVU faculty flutist Nina Assimakopoulos gives recital
- WVU jazz ensembles to perform Oct. 17 at CAC
- Annual WVU Percussion Concert features exciting marimba concertos
- Book by WVU alumni provides guidelines for thriving educational system
- Population migration expert to be next WVU Regional Research Institute speaker
- WVU School of Journalism begins student exchange program with China
- Symposium to highlight WVU's international research
- WVU to host Purdue University president for Bucklew lecture
October
11th
- WVU eagle research goes nationwide
- WVU Healthcare Emergency Department seeking talented students for new scribe program
- WVU Department of Family Medicine receives $948,000 HRSA grant
- WVU 2011 Fall Family Weekend reconnects families on Oct. 14-16
- WVU School of Pharmacy crosses the globe to help improve research
- WVU School of Pharmacy encourages you to 'know your medicine, know your pharmacist'
- WVU New Music Concert features internationally known clarinetist Marianne Gythfeldt
- Patty Davis wins national award for cancer advocacy
- WVU study finds strong link between arsenic and lung cancer incidence
- WVU engine emissions expert named to key EPA advisory groups on Clean Air Act
October
10th
- Innovation keeps driving WVU forward as leader of 21st century land-grants
- Modern Vietnamese culture featured in Mountainlair on Wednesday
- National Higher Ed Sustainability event includes tour of WVU's PRT
October
7th
- WVU President Clements, Foundation CEO King comment on death of Milan Puskar
- WVU set to begin searches for PSC campus provost and dean of College of Human Resources and Education
- How to Apply to Law School presented at WVU College of Law
- WVU Chamber Winds to perform Oct. 10
- Dancers from 'Broadway with a Twist' to present master class at CAC
- WVU 2011 Fall Family Weekend reconnects families on Oct. 14-16
- Mountaineers Run United run/walk will benefit United Way campaign
- Center for Women's Studies and Geography Program hosting 'Going Global' panel on study abroad experiences
- Bragg named director of development at College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
- WVU-based water research center issues request for proposals for new research
October
6th
- WVU computer science professor Tim Menzies available to discuss Jobs' death
- 13 years later, WVUp All Night still provides students with an innovative alternative
- WVU receives prestigious human research protections program reaccreditation
- WVU School of Journalism establishes four new student scholarships
October
5th
- Mountaineer Idol collects stuffed animals for Jessi's Pals, WVU Children's Hospital
- WVU professor emeritus selected as honorary member of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists
- WVU researchers evaluate sleep; hope to inform public policy for new mothers
- WVU to host free Certified Logger Training
- College of Law will house noted 1st Amendment scholar's papers; establishes C. Edwin Baker Lecture for Liberty, Equality and Democracy
- Noted biologist to speak on "The Archetypal Tree"
- Clements' annual State of the University address set for Monday
October
4th
- WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences to induct four into 2011 Hall of Fame
- Mountaineer Week beard growing contest begins
- Pittsburgh Symphony to light up WVU with 'Dancing with the Stars,' 'American Idol' performers
- Statewide Business Plan Competition has record 117 entries from nine WV schools
- Event searches for next big idea and brings researchers together
October
3rd
- Critically acclaimed musical South Pacific cruises into WVU Creative Arts Center Oct. 24
- WVU forensic chemistry team conducts groundbreaking research on gunshot residue
- NIH awards $5.5 million to WVU for cancer research
- WVU study: C8 exposure could lead to kidney disease
- International Master Gardener Conference sprouts into West Virginia for first time
- WVU EXPERT: Neil Berch available for commentary on state gubernatorial race
- WVU basketball star Jerry West to discuss charmed, tormented life for Festival of Ideas
- WVU hosts conference on internal combustion engine through Wednesday
- West Virginia 4-H'ers hope to inspire a responsibility revolution during National 4-H Week
- American Eagle's Student Appreciation Day comes to WVU's Student Recreation Center
October
1st