Archives for April 2014

• Charleston area couple gives WVU business school $100,000 for supply chain scholarships
• Proposed higher ed rating system needs to be more nuanced, WVU provost says
• MEET THE GRADS: Like brother, like sister: Country Roads to take Ohio siblings to the Rocky Mountains
• Morgantown Community Orchestra to perform spring concert May 4
• WVU organ professor to present recital at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
• WVU civil engineering professors awarded fellow designation by professional society

• MEET THE GRADS: Introducing members of WVU's Class of 2014
• MEET THE GRADS: Public health student transforms lives, including her own
• Innovative journalism class at WVU investigates use of 'study drugs'
• Three WVU students named Fulbright Scholars

• Scientist to talk bugs, disease on May 1 as part of WVU's Notable Neuroscience lecture series
• WVU curator preserves legacy of West Virginia artist in exhibit
• WVU names new director of graduate admissions and recruitment
• President Gordon Gee to students: "Top 10 Things You'll Miss About WVU"
• Get expert gardening advice with 'Ask the WVU Extension Expert' live Q&A session
• WVU hosts 'prom' for international students
• Nichols inducted into WVU Academy of Chemical Engineers
• WVU College of Engineering and Mineral Resources selects ambassadors for 2014-15 academic year
• Team from WVU selected for DOE's EcoCAR3 competition
• Pigs at risk for fatal porcine virus, WVU Extension Service veterinarian warns

• WVU Foundation creates new philanthropy opportunity for women
• Mexican students learn about engineering, life at WVU
• WVU Center for Literary Computing developing search engine for electronic literature
• MEET THE GRADS: WVU biochemistry student to go from Hico, W.Va., to Harvard

• WVU's Dr. Ronald Gross named Shott Chair in Ophthalmology
• Dr. Alison Wilson named Skewes Family Chair for Trauma
• WVU launches national search for vice president of health sciences
• WVU EnvironMentors to host science fair April 29
• WVU researchers conducting survey on sustainable energy
• WVU College of Law professor named to 50 under 50 list
• WVU to show off STEM creativity at USA Science & Engineering Festival this weekend

• 2014 Bucklew Scholars say WVU feels like home
• Citizens, families invited to participate in area cleanup activities this week
• MEET THE GRADS: WVU law student to return home to revitalize area, help elder population
• Mountaineer student-athletes thank donors
• WVU forms Diversity Visiting Committee of national scholars and activists
• Farm Credit gift supports grad ed in agriculture at WVU
• WVU names 2014 Excellence in Engagement Award winners

• WVU history professor researches the ambition and economic struggles of Civil War soldiers
• Native American mapmaker Margaret Wickens Pearce to present at WVU colloquium April 25
• WVU to host oil and gas workshop
• Day of Design celebrates WVU student work
• WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design graduate researchers honored for presentations and posters
• New WVU minor offers opportunities in interactive storytelling
• Tomblin, Kabariti inducted into aerospace, mechanical engineering academies at WVU

• WVU Model United Nations program continues to impress with award wins in New York City
• WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences announces student scholarship fundraising event
• WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences announces annual research day
• WVU freshman engineering students to showcase final projects
• WVU law school and medical school partnership recognized by national organization
• Internationally acclaimed tenor James Valenti to return to WVU as visiting artist
• WVU Chamber Winds to perform spring concert April 22
• Find great gifts at WVU Ceramics Sale April 25-26
• WVU Graduate String Quartet to perform concert April 25
• WVU hosts Veteran's Career Fair
• Stressed about graduation and the job hunt? Ask the WVU Extension Experts' advice during first weekly, online Q&A session
• WVU alumnus gift endows scholarships for engineering students from Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel counties

• WVU and Rep. David McKinley host rural healthcare forum
• WVU wildlife and fisheries program highlights undergrad research
• Triple major named Udall Scholar, WVU's first since 2001

• WVU history professor studies ancient Roman citizens' attitude toward government
• WVU's 'State of Minds' fundraising campaign now at 98 percent of goal
• European Union Ambassador to the US to appear in WVU business school speaker series April 22
• Study shows lasting effects of drought in rainy eastern United States

• National organization devoted to university-industry cooperation to meet at WVU
• WVU Symphony Orchestra presents final concert of school year
• WVU journalism professor, students win top awards in international and regional competitions
• Stone elected West Virginia Law Review editor-in-chief
• WVU's Anderson to participate in research roundtable at National Press Club
• Education Alliance hosts EDTalks with WVU President Gordon Gee
• Two WVU College of Education alumni inducted into Jasper N. Deahl Honors Society
• Morgantown couple endows scholarship in WVU College of Creative Arts
• CoBank supports agricultural education at WVU with $100,000 contribution to Davis College

• WVU encourages community to participate in Earth Day Cleanup
• Go South: WVU Alumni Association announces special travel options to Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
• WVU part of nine-university alliance seeking to improve diversity in STEM
• WVU history professor investigating court cases involving 19th century African American litigants
• WVU Extension experts offer advice to help prevent and reverse weathering of boxwood plants
• WVU to host webinar on agriculture, climate change
• WVU, City of Morgantown begin process to become National Safety Council 'Safe Community'
• WVU graduate inducted to Deahl Honors Society
• WVU engineering students prepare capstone design projects
• WVU doctoral student honored in Young Scientist competition
• WVU landscape program earns accreditation
• WVU colleges announce 2014 Commencement speakers

• Mountaineer fans choose WVU Fan Shirt for 2014-15

• WVU College of Engineering and Mineral Resources outreach program connects students to engineering
• WVU Extension Service to hold conference on natural gas issues
• Learn to prune and rejuvenate landscapes at WVU Extension demonstration
• WVU researcher points to prevention and detection in light of recent landslides
• WVU to host health communication fair April 15
• WVU PRT to close for summer maintenance

• WVU's BrickStreet Center partners in first-ever Caf� Morgantown entrepreneurship event
• WVU celebrates Shakespeare's epic 'Henry IV' with play, folio exhibit
• WVU Upward Bound connects with students, gets them to college
• WVU Choirs present spring concert at Suncrest United Methodist Church
• WVU computer science and electrical engineering department recognizes distinguished alumni
• WVU Wind Symphony to perform spring concert April 15
• WVU farm opens up for kids
• Pittsburgh Symphony's George Vosburgh to present trumpet master class at WVU
• WVU field day gets fathers involved in child development
• Google head of media solutions–tech to deliver keynote address at WVU Integrated Marketing Communications conference

• Find your gold-and-blue spirit with the new Mountaineer Mascot and E. Gordon Gee, a 'born-again Mountaineer'
• NRAO, WVU expand broadband data network to bolster astronomy research
• WVU World Music Concert to feature Japanese 'Sword Dance'
• WVU art students exhibit printmaking at Pittsburgh gallery through April 19
• WVU LAB Theatre presents dark comedy 'American Buffalo' by David Mamet
• Art & Design seniors exhibit works at WVU's Mesaros Galleries
• Dance students showcase semester's creative work April 10-11
• WVU investing in its athletic future

• Two WVU theater alums return to work with acting students
• WVU Center for Literary Computing to host digital writing mini-conference April 10-11
• Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's 'Swan Lake' to grace WVU Creative Arts Center stage April 27
• WVU faculty share specialties with Big 12, come back with research, ideas
• Three WVU students receive NSF graduate research fellowships
• WVU sweeps Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition
• WVU College of Law hosting mini conference with Pittsburgh law schools
• WVU student takes leadership role with equine group
• WVU College of Law student earns top average score on state CPA exam

• WVU Lifetime Activities Program offers unique aquatic training curriculum
• WELLWVU to open conversation about substance abuse recovery
• Jamie Froemel named recruiting specialist in WVU College of Creative Arts
• Three WVU students awarded Goldwater Scholarships
• WVU engineering college recognizes outstanding teachers, researchers and advisers
• WVU James Miltenberger Piano Scholarship continues to grow
• WVU Davis College to host student research conference April 9

• WVU symphonic and concert bands to perform April 9
• Three WVU College of Education and Human Services alumni inducted into honor society
• WVU to host series of Earth Day events
• WVU's five public-private projects will provide $81 million in taxes to state, local coffers
• Bayer MaterialScience president to speak in WVU B&E Distinguished Speaker Series April 8
• CLERY NOTICE: WVU Police seek information on aggravated assault
• WVU public relations students partner with local organization to make a difference for students with disabilities
• CLERY NOTICE: WVU Police seek information about a reported arson
• Dow Chemical Company vice president to deliver seminar at WVU

• WVU to host Brazilian Festival on April 9
• WVU College of Education grant to fund newly created teacher initiative
• WVU Press publishes book about the back-to-land movement in West Virginia
• WVU celebrates the class of 2014 with events
• WVU Office of International Students and Scholars to host Immigration Seminar

• WVU Board's Facilities Committee endorses building plans, new names; full board vote set for Friday
• WVU offers April and May courses for social service providers
• First North American tour of We Will Rock You: The Music of Queen comes to WVU April 22 & 23
• WVU LAB Theatre presents 'Dutchman' by Amiri Baraka
• WVU Jazz Ensembles to perform April 7
• Iranian traditional musicians perform at WVU April 4
• WVU Laureate Wind Quartet to Perform April 6
• WVU Percussion Ensemble to present free concert April 4
• WVU 'Art Up Close!' event to feature Temptation of St. Anthony artwork
• WVU's Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, College of Business and Economics sign pathway agreement
• Poet and West Virginia native publishes debut novel through WVU Press
• White House to honor WVU postdoctoral fellow as 'Champion of Change for Gun Violence Prevention'
• WVU's Kecojevic named to CDC study section on safety and occupational health
• Gupta reappointed chair of chemical engineering at WVU
• WVU to award honorary degrees to 16-time bestselling veteran, money management icon
• WVU recognizes two for advising success

• Hardman family donates, renovates student study center at WVU business college
• Chemical Engineering Day set for Friday (April 4) at WVU
• WVU engineering college to host five summer camps in July
• WVU, City to host solution-based dialogue on underage and high risk drinking
• New Mountaineer begins term after April 11 'Passing of the Rifle' ceremony