Archives for February 2011

• WVU sociology professor co-publishes book on Middle Ages and contemporary society
• WVU to show film on Iranian girls attempting to integrate the national men's soccer team
• Nationally recognized college health survey administered at WVU
• WVU Career Fair scheduled for March 3
• High school students find new pulsars with WVU Physics Department

• First diaphragm pacemaker implanted at WVU
• WVU's Department of English to host first gathering for alumni and friends
• Education, drive turn WVU grad's fashion business idea to reality

• New drives in laboratory make learning easier
• MTEC opportunities will expand with new NAFTC partnership
• WVU research featured on journal cover
• WVU professor named Fulbright Specialist
• Flu season not over yet, doctors say
• Gift brings kids' vision into focus in southern W. Va.

• German music and theater producer to visit WVU for discussion on growing the arts
• College of Creative Arts to become All-Steinway School
• WVU presents pianist Emily Yap Chua in guest artist recital
• Expert on Renaissance art history Gary Radke to lecture at WVU
• New Music Concert will feature works by WVU faculty composers
• WVU students promote community wellness through adventure sports
• Ceramic artist Ayumi Horie to lecture at WVU

• Dean of University of Michigan's School of Public Health to discuss nanotechnology at WVU
• WVU Journalism professors, students launch online store to promote African American War Memorial
• World's premier traditional Irish band The Chieftains to play CAC March 8

• Cam Thoroughman: Leading by example
• WVU music faculty to offer Bavarian Summer Voice & Piano Workshop
• WV Local Technical Assistance Program awarded federal, state grant
• WVU Press announces latest book in African-American literature series
• Margaret Lopez retires from WVU with 59-year legacy of advocating education
• 'A Flock of Dodos' comes to WVU: Humorous film analyzes the debate over evolution and intelligent design
• Author, professor will be the 2010-11 Sturm Writer-in-Residence at WVU
• Grammy winner Miranda Lambert to perform at WVU Coliseum March 27

• WVU Symphony Orchestra performs works by Sibelius, Bottesini, Rachmaninoff Feb. 24
• Dr. Eung Ha Cho to study elimination of toxic elements from coal combustion
• WVU Career Services joins Facebook, making job searching more accessible
• Medical-legal partnerships discussed at Fisher Lecture in Medicine and Law at the WVU College of Law
• WVU task force on smoking to hold open forums for input
• WVU, coal industry show 'A little science goes a long way' in improving Mon River water quality
• Going the distance: Engineering job, training fill days of former WVU track star Hamric
• WVU University Relations wins industry award for 'Brockumentary'

• Baseball: WVU Opens 2011 Season
• Academy Award-nominated documentary shown as part of WVU Festival of Ideas
• WVU geologist's work could help identify underground sites for carbon storage in China
• Tripurani does it again: reproduction research reproduces award
• WVU conference aims to help minority and international students adapt to college life
• Mechanical engineering graduate student awarded DOE ORISE Fellowship

• QR codes connect WVU students with library resources
• Diversity, legal affairs and operations of Minor League Baseball focus of Feb. 28 talk at WVU
• WVU granted award for biometric research in challenging environments
• WVU partners with community to feed the hungry, promote arts

• WVU Army ROTC holding blood drive Feb. 23
• Flute superstar Jim Walker to visit WVU
• Morgantown MSA Economic Outlook Conference to feature top forecasters, panelists on critical regional issues
• WVU Choral Program Presents 'Music of Gabriel Faur�' Feb. 20
• WVU-sponsored sustainable clothing campaign goes national to more than 100 colleges
• WVU to show 'American History X' in honor of Black History Month
• One-Stop Shops planned for WVU's May graduates
• WVU researchers granted award to strengthen biometric security

• Clark named WVU's associate vice president for academic planning
• Governor signs proclamation declaring February HSTA Month
• Former WVU wrestler to speak about the dangers of alcohol abuse
• WVU Chamber Winds to perform Feb. 14
• WVU master's student places in 'Creative Nonfiction' essay contest
• Mountain Stage returns to WVU March 6 with Todd Snider, Railroad Earth
• State agriculture tradition continues with annual Small Farms Conference
• New minor building block for a sustainable future
• Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa concert at WVU Coliseum has sold out
• Author, scholar Michael Eric Dyson to discuss Hurricane Katrina at WVU Feb. 24
• WVU to host nation's first Gold Humanism Week
• WVU to offer hospitality and tourism leadership series

• WVU's Klinke Earns National Science Foundation CAREER Award for study of cancer cells
• WVU & WVU Extension to host the University's Day at the Legislature; It's a gold, blue and green rush at the Capitol on Feb. 15

• Tax assistance program benefits both students and community
• WVU College of Creative Arts dean candidates to visit campus
• Women's Soccer: BIG EAST Returns To WVU
• WVU physical therapist wins award for article
• WVU Pharmacy professor receives national award

• WVU expert uses Recovery Act Grant to advance carbon sequestration and storage research
• WVU sociology capstone introduces students to sociology of "The Wire" and Pittsburgh neighborhoods
• WVU biology student receives prestigious fellowship for conservation biology
• WVU Center of Women's studies to feature lecture by prominent neuroscientist and author
• WVU College of Law hosts talk on "The Vanishing Fourth Amendment"
• WVU encourages Random Acts of Kindness

• WVU's Pittsburgh Symphony concert features famed violinist Serge Zimmermann
• High school musicians to participate in 32nd annual WVU Honor Bands event
• WVU Wind Symphony concert features Honor Band guest conductors
• WVU presents benefit production of The Vagina Monologues
• Author brings together WVU history and English departments to discuss how both disciplines build narrative
• McBride-inspired WVU team to compete in Lunabotics Mining competition
• WVU combines sweets and 'Love Poetry' for February Faculty Dinner Series

• WVU jazz ensembles to perform Feb. 8 at CAC
• WVU Libraries adapt online technology to suit student needs
• WVU shows film on perseverance of one African-American student
• WVU offers free flu shots to students, employees
• WVU Student Advocates for Legislative Advancement hope to pass tenants' rights bill
• NAFTC names members to committee that will help educate America About Advanced Electric Drive vehicles
• WVU television journalism students, professor win award
• Award-winning journalist Junger, photojournalist Hetherington to speak at WVU Feb. 22
• WVU class to distribute $20,000 to local non-profits

• WVU board endorses 2020 Strategic Framework for the Future
• WVU physics lecture: a new spin on light
• WVU Board approves $7.5 million in matching funds for Research Trust Fund
• Clements thanks community for prayers, support in wake of his mother's death
• Printer, writer and Civil War abolitionist to speak in WVU 'City as Text' class
• Outstanding honors student and faculty recognized during WVU Festival of Ideas Nath Lecture Series
• WVU alumnus, students team to provide Packers with Super Bowl message
• WVU English Club sponsors African-American Read-In
• WVU's fitness information technology publishes new book about achieving success in sport and life
• WVU student earns scholarship from Society of American Military Engineers
• Second Marcellus Shale community education and information session is Feb. 9 in Marshall County

• WVU International Student Organization hosts International Dinner
• WVU College of Law Entrepreneurship Law Clinic receives support from Benedum Foundation
• Country music spitfire Miranda Lambert to perform at WVU Coliseum March 27
• Both February performances of STOMP at CAC have sold out
• WVU student fashion show to help Morgantown Boys and Girls Club

• WVU officials applaud Gov Tomblin's BOG appointment
• Governor appoints William D. Wilmoth to WVU Board of Governors
• WVU music faculty record new CD: songs of noted composer Margaret Ruthven Lang
• WVU researcher uncovers eagles among us
• WVU cancer researcher awarded grant for study on cholesterol-lowering medicine
• Interactive DVD helps educate teen girls about pregnancy, STDs
• New water station in WVU's Mountainlair adds eco-friendly touch
• WVUToday Features, a new way to tell WVU's stories, debuts with iJared
• WVU begins spring Faculty Dinner Series with 'The Torch is Ours'
• Former WVU student, USA Today scholar tackles global problem-solving in national competition; Emily Calandrelli inspired by undergrad organizations, experience
• Liz Repella finalist for 2011 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award

• Making memories last: WVU research opens new path for possible Alzheimer's drugs
• WVU Sustainable Awareness Week teaches students how to lead sustainable lives
• WVU to hold first symposium to further understanding of science
• 56th Annual Dance Concert: 'What's the Word?'
• WVU to show film on the blues in Mississippi
• WVU's 2011 Academy of Distinguished Alumni to mark a year of firsts
• WVU PRSSA Bateman Team to launch 'Financially Literate 4 Life' campaign
• WVU Foundation Board member to deliver CEMR Distinguished Lecture