WVU Mountaineers and Libraries Kick Off Third Touchdown Challenge
The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the WVU Libraries are teaming up again for the Mountaineer Touchdown Challenge, a fundraising campaign to benefit the Libraries. The initiative, in its third year, enables participants to pledge a dollar figure per touchdown the Mountaineers score during the 2013 season and subsequent bowl game. The […]
State Leaders to Discuss Importance of Coal Exports
According to information released by the West Virginia Division of Commerce in February, West Virginia coal exports grew by 40 percent last year, increasing from $5.3 billion in 2011 to $7.4 billion in 2012. West Virginia coal accounted for 49 percent of U.S. coal exports in 2012. The West Virginia Coal Forum—an organization representing both […]
Alumnus George Bennett Joins WVU Foundation Board of Directors
George Bennett, a West Virginia University graduate who founded four successful businesses, was elected to the WVU Foundation Board of Directors at its annual meeting Aug. 10. He will serve a three-year term. Bennett earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from WVU in 1967 and masters and doctoral degrees in industrial administration from Carnegie […]
University Healthcare Physicians Welcomes Pediatricians
University Healthcare Physicians (UHP) would like to welcome longtime community pediatrician, William Wear, MD, and the staff of University Pediatric Associates to its group of 19 medical practices in the Eastern Panhandle. University Pediatric Associates, formerly known as Eastern Panhandle Pediatrics, joined UHP in July when Dr. Edward Arnett retired. Dr. Wear is a board […]
WVU Libraries Digitize Thousands of Newspapers from Civil War Era
The first crop of the West Virginia University Libraries’ contribution to the National Digital Newspaper Program is now available online at the Chronicling America website. “This changes everything,” says John Cuthbert, director of the West Virginia and Regional History Center. “Researchers will no longer have to pore over countless pages looking for needles in a […]
Scholarship Established in Honor of Former Air Force Test Pilot
Sara E. Brumbaugh of Kenova, W.Va., a Marshall University Yeager Scholar, is the first recipient of the Colonel Aaron C-Dot George Scholarship, established by the Marshall University Foundation in memory of the former United States Air Force test pilot. Brumbaugh is a graduate of Spring Valley High School and is pursuing her education in biomedical […]