Archives for August 2011

• WVU chemistry prof earns Alzheimer's Association new investigator grant
• Mountaineer Maniacs tailgate kicks off Mountaineer fall sports season
• University Police release safety tips in advance of football season
• WVU steps up recycling on game day
• WVU Press announces book on early houses of Jefferson County

• WVU Men's Soccer Turns Fifty
• WVU theater graduate chases career through illness
• WVU Student Affairs receives grant from Higher Education Policy Commission
• Game Day is here: WVU Alumni Association gearing up for pre-game celebrations
• WVU meets the Bayou for the 16th annual Marmaduke Dent Benefit

• WELLWVU event encourages students to try new things
• WELLWVU to offer on-campus farmers market every Wednesday
• WVU students hold candlelight vigil for fellow Mountaineer
• Five students complete cancer research fellowships at WVU
• WVU Dentistry alumnus welcomes new dean with $100,000 gift
• Spectacular dance/illusionist company Momix bringing "Botanica" to WVU's CAC Sept. 15
• WVU plans Friday bell-ringing ceremony
• WVU hires executive director of Admissions and Recruitment
• WVU graduate assistant researches water pollution that can lead to pre-term births
• WV Physical Activity Webinar announced; WVU partners seek statewide input to promote healthy living and quality of life
• Exhibitions by African-American artists open at WVU's Mesaros Galleries Sept. 1
• Wear gold and blue on College Colors Day, Mountaineer Fridays

• Families stay connected through the Mountaineer Parents Club
• Fall 2011: Country Roads lead to WVU
• Statewide business plan competition kicks off; Student entrepreneurs across West Virginia compete for two $10,000 prizes
• Applications available for WVU's 2011 Homecoming Court and Parade
• Morgantown Adventure Sports Series returns in September
• WVU to host veterinary career day
• Nationally renowned executives to speak at WVU business school 60th Anniversary Celebration

• WVU President Jim Clements co-hosts session to gather data for Commerce Department's Innovation Advisory Board
• WVU faculty member to lead applied sport and exercise psychology organization
• Keith Foster joins WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences as development director

• WVU students encouraged to sign up for Emergency Alerts
• WELLWVU asks students to pre-register on "My WVU Chart"
• Let's go scavenger hunting! WVU unleashes social media to connect students
• WVU study: West Virginia's potential workforce facing downturn in 20 years

• Earthquake tremors felt in Morgantown, no damage
• Gangarao named first Wadsworth Distinguished Professor at WVU
• Ten years later, WVU's Rec Center still has that "wow" factor

• WVU Division of Social Work presents award-winning performer and civil rights activist Gaye Adegbalola
• Graduate students grow research, take flight at WVU
• Rising country star Corey Smith to perform at WVU's CAC Aug. 27
• WVU researchers team with NETL on novel simulator to promote clean coal
• WVU researcher probes mysteries of tornados
• WVU leaders to be honored at All Black Hall of Fame event in Charleston; CPASS will serve as co-sponsor of annual activities

• New WVU students welcomed to the Mountaineer family

• US-China research teams promote scientific cooperation through novel plan to share intellectual property
• FallFest event, traffic restrictions announced
• Theatre Professor Lee Blair performs at International Fringe Festival in NYC
• WVU research confirms social networks have more talking, less listening
• STEM project allows underrepresented students to experience college life

• Country Music Hall of Famer Vince Gill to kick off University Arts Series Sept. 7 at CAC
• Faculty pianist Peter Amstutz to present recital Aug. 23
• WVU Libraries receives grant to digitize newspapers
• WVU Marching Band to perform at new Mingo Central High School Aug. 26
• WVU Campus Food Bank expands services and hours; grand opening is Monday
• WVU Athletics and Libraries partner for Mountaineer Touchdown Challenge
• WVU Bookstore offers more cost-effective digital textbook options
• Adventure WV students help the community on Move-In Day
• WVU introduces 'High Five Rules' campaign

• WVU's incoming students move in on Friday
• Glenn Rosswurm joins WVU College of Creative Arts as development director

• WVU FallFest 2011 to go 3 Doors Down
• Odell to step down as Potomac State's campus provost in June 2012
• WVU saddened by death of student studying abroad

• WVU professor endows Appalachian Writing Award
• Two alumni join WVU Foundation Board of Directors
• WVU to roll out the 'gold and blue carpet' for new students during Welcome Week

• WVU moving forward through strategic plan roundtables
• WVU's Northern WV Brownfields Assistance Center seeks grant applicants for 'eyesore to asset' program
• WVU report: Pittsburgh, surrounding region, at the center of new energy economy
• WVU uses new kinds of plastic to make sustainable dining possible

• WVU professor studies causes and costs of injury in West Virginia
• 'Countdown to Kickoff' celebration to welcome alumni, friends and families
• WVU partnership with state-sponsored weight management program expands
• Shoring up the sheep industry: WVU students score sustainable agriculture grants

• WVU professor researches how climate is affecting economic development in Malawi
• WVU showcases tried and true traditions, plus new programs, at the State Fair
• West Virginia meets Southeast Asia: WVU helps Vietnam fill gaps in social work

• WVU Alumni Association to welcome scholars and families during open house
• Newly-acquired Chevy Volt will boost WVU-based NAFTC's mission
• WVU alumnus creates engineering endowment in honor of late father

• Two very different paths lead to being a WVU dean

• Elizabeth Dooley named interim dean for WVU College of Human Resources and Education
• WVU turns to soldier bugs for possible stinkbug solution

• WVU Healthcare's breast care program recognized for excellence
• WV United Health System supports WVU School of Nursing
• Neurosurgery chair to leave WVU
• WVU expands alliance with Oak Ridge Associated Universities organization
• WVU's STARS program lights a flame to burn four years and beyond

• WVU to pursue research, industry commercialization links with Benedum Foundation award

• Ducatman named interim dean for School of Public Health
• Gold is the new green: WVU researchers investigate precious metal's role in reducing carbon emissions
• WVU energy efficiency program nets national recognition
• WVU research funding tops $174 million for second consecutive year
• Four outstanding female researchers at WVU awarded the first annual WiSE Awards

• Camp WVU: Summer youth events attract tomorrow's Mountaineers
• WVU College of Business and Economics offers fall and spring SHRM programs for HR professionals