Archives for July 2015

• Four students complete cancer research fellowships at WVU
• WVU Assistant Professor to work with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on black holes project
• WVU's Gee returns to Welch, hits six counties on his West Virginia summer tour

• Mountain State Business Index ticks lower in July, records worst performance in six years
• 4-H'ers to find adventure and build skills at The Summit
• WVU awarded two prestigious DOE grants to develop new methods for energy generation and storage

• WVU recommits to collaboration with UTV
• Community Leadership Academy to unite W.Va. leaders Sept. 30-Oct. 2 in Morgantown
• WVU and University of Rome Tor Vergata partner to make a comeback in 2015 Solar Decathlon
• WVU's Buchanan a rising star in soccer
• WVU Police warns community of telephone scams
• WVU alum adds to dental hygiene scholarship through estate plan

• WVU Fire Service Extension reaccredited, remains only ProBoard certification in state
• WVU to host bioenergy conference Aug. 3-5
• WVU School of Social Work partners with West Virginia Northern to better serve students
• WVU Foundation launches Band Aid Uniform Drive for 'The Pride'
• Pfeifer appointed interim university registrar
• Two WVU students receive Eisenhower Graduate Fellowships

• Freshman engineering faculty awarded NSF grant
• Brooks named WVU's 2015 Distinguished Medical Alumnus
• WVU's Ziemkiewicz and team study radium levels in Tenmile Creek
• Dr. Nigel Clark appointed provost for WVU Tech and WVU Beckley
• Braden pilots No. 01 Flying WV race car to victory lane in nationally televised event
• WVU associate professor researches solar flares
• Eberly College announces 2015 Riggle Fellowship of Humanities award recipients
• Public Health Dialogues: WVU's School of Public Health debuts 2015 fall speaker series

• Departing associate provost and University College dean continues a tradition of leadership, education and service
• WVU philosophy professor publishes book as part of Hodder & Stoughton's 'All That Matters' series
• Amanda Hill follows her curiosity to a new future
• WVU College of Media launches water quality reporting project with two new Innovators-in-Residence
• WVU African American History Professor debuts on C-Span
• WVU Social Work students speak out to protect vulnerable residents

• WVU law professors elected Fellows of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

• Undergraduate researchers present work at seventh annual symposium
• Anytime Fitness will open at WVU's University Park
• Peppa Pig Live! Peppa's Big Splash comes to the WVU Creative Arts Center Nov. 20
• Reggae octet SOJA to perform at the Metropolitan Theatre on Oct. 7
• WVU Libraries launches librarian diversity initiative
• WVU press publishes new series on 'Histories of Capitalism and the Environment'
• Giving to WVU Foundation's University Fund sets record
• WVU to host veterinary career day Oct. 3

• WVU names director of the Student Recreation Center
• WVU scholarships help dentists set up shop in underserved communities
• WVU expert provides commentary on $100 million search for extraterrestrial intelligence at Green Bank Telescope
• Cerasela Zoica Dinu to lead biomedical engineering program at WVU
• Acclaimed imaging specialist highlights new hires in WVU's Statler College
• WVU Student Support Services receives $1.46 million grant from U.S. Department of Education

• WVU student headed to Hungary for soils contest
• Rosenbaum Family House celebrates National Hospitality House Week
• FallFest 2015 moving to Sunday; expanded activities will welcome back students throughout the weekend

• Students, faculty benefitting from 'State of Minds' as campaign nears $900 million
• WVU University College announces director of undergraduate research
• West Virginia journalism pioneers provide inspiration, opportunities for WVU students
• PROSPER looking to strengthen families in Randolph and Brooke counties
• West Virginia 4-H to Celebrate 100 Years of Camping with Live Storytelling Event

• Collaborative project tackles the challenges of reporting across racial and economic divides
• WVU business school Roll of Distinguished Alumni nominations to close next month

• 2015 WVU football poster revealed
• WVU professor named fellow of poultry association
• WVU School of Nursing receives nearly $1.4 million to improve patient outcomes and reduce hospital complications

• WVU Institute for Labor Studies and Research awarded grant for innovative labor history project
• New disc golf course to open at WVU Jackson's Mill
• WVU Distinguished Alumnus named to Popular Science list
• Nursing leader tapped to head faculty practice and community engagement efforts at WVU School of Nursing
• Utica Shale play may be next big natural gas producer says WVU study

• WVU President Gee on death of Helen Holt
• Saul joins WVU Children's Hospital in executive role
• WVU Registrar to leave for new role at University of Oregon
• WVU Center for Service & Learning engages community through inaugural partner luncheon
• WVU expert offers commentary on new Medicare plans to pay for end-of-life counseling

• WVU statistics and psychology courses enhance problem-solving skills
• WVU Tau Beta Pi chapter members recognized by national organization
• WVU English instructor to turn recently published short story into novel
• WVU English doctoral candidate named 2015-16 Ludlum Fellow
• Six students selected to represent WVU at global TEIMUN conference in Netherlands

• Buchanan, Lawrence named to Pan Am roster
• HSTA summer camps build foundation for the college experience
• WVU's Professional Sales Institute named top sales school for fourth year in a row
• WVU invites community to participate in African-American Arts & Heritage Academy
• WVU scholar honored for collaborations beyond borders of campus

• West Virginia Water Research Institute to co-host Water Resources Conference Oct. 5-6

• Benedum Foundation continues support of WVU with latest grants

• WVU to host inaugural Mountaineer University Employer Summit, faculty invited to networking reception
• Gold Rush, Stripe The Stadium and True Blue football games announced
• WVU faculty members receive grants as part of Big XII Faculty Fellowship Program
• WVU's Academic STARS start college success early with summer program
• WVU becomes member of Vest Scholarship Program
• WVU's Farris named associate vice president and dean of students

• WVCTSI names WVU neuroscientist to Research Scholar cohort
• WVU School of Music hosts International Flute Symposium, July 15-19
• WVU, NASA space weather kit to flare interest in science

• WVU researchers partner with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop first ever resource guide for mall walkers
• Students from WVU selected to attend international engineering summit in China
• WVU President Gordon Gee is on the country roads again