WVU Graduate Student Becomes Youngest Shriners Hospitals Board Member

West Virginia University graduate student Taylor Richmond made history in January. The 24-year-old Beckley native became the youngest Shriner currently serving on the Board of Governors of any of the 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children® healthcare facilities. In January, Richmond took his seat on the Board of Governors of Shriners Hospitals for Children – Erie…

WVU Law School Competition to Focus on Fracking

Law students from across the country will tackle a hydraulic fracturing case at the annual National Energy & Sustainability Moot Court Competition, hosted by the West Virginia University College of Law, March 14-16. Commonly referred to as “fracking,” hydraulic fracturing is the collection of natural gas by injecting large volumes of liquids into shale rock…

B&E Partners with State to Create West Virginia High School Business Plan Competition

How do you develop the entrepreneurial spirit at a younger age? Provide students with a platform to explore those interests. That’s just what the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics has done through a partnership with the state’s Department of Education in creating the West Virginia High School Business Plan Competition. Funding for…