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WVU junior earns Udall Scholarship for public service, environmental leadership

Fri, 15 May 2026 08:30:00 -0400

Growing up, West Virginia University junior Colin Street spent summers exploring the outdoors, experiencing the wonders of nature that would help shape his future.

On a path toward a career in environmental policy and public service, the Morgantown native and Honors College student has been awarded a Udall Scholarship, a national award recognizing college sophomores and juniors committed to leadership, public service and issues related to the environment.

Meet the grads: Celebrating the WVU Class of 2026

Fri, 15 May 2026 00:01:00 -0400

From future engineers and educators to researchers, artists and health care leaders, the newest graduates of West Virginia University are ready to carry the Mountaineer spirit into communities across the state and beyond. Meet members of the Class of 2026 whose stories reflect the determination, resilience and purpose that define the WVU experience.

Meet the grads: WVU environmental microbiology grad gearing up for big move ‘across the pond’

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:01:00 -0400

Corinne Hazel, a soon-to-be environmental microbiology graduate from the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, reflects on her time at WVU as she gears up for a big move across the pond to start her doctoral degree in plant sciences at the University of Cambridge in England.

WVU ETEC team claims inaugural national title at Project MFG Additive Manufacturing Championship

Wed, 13 May 2026 08:30:00 -0400

Demonstrating coordination and resilience, a team of students from the West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources earned first place at the inaugural Project MFG Additive Manufacturing National Championship.

Engineering technology students Seth Massey, Cole Newland, Heath Rye and Kinsey Momeyer represented the winning WVU ETEC team, capturing the national title against top additive manufacturing teams from across the country May 6-7 during EOS North America in Pflugerville, Texas

Meet the grads: WVU senior was born ‘deeply curious’

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:01:00 -0400

For West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources graduating senior Zach Taylor, his decision to pursue a dual major in computer and electrical engineering was a risky choice considering his red-green color deficiency diagnosis. He excelled anyway.

WVU Cyber launches strategic partnership with TWENTY to advance national security and cyber innovation in West Virginia

Mon, 11 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400

To expand opportunities for West Virginia University students and advance innovation at the intersection of artificial intelligence and national security, WVU Cyber is launching a strategic partnership with TWENTY, a leading offensive cyber company.

The collaboration will create a direct pipeline for WVU Cyber students to internships with TWENTY, where they will engage with real-world challenges, develop advanced technical skills and gain hands-on experience working missions for the nation’s top military and intelligence organizations.

WVU events coordinator brings steady hands, comfortable shoes to campus functions

Mon, 11 May 2026 00:01:00 -0400

For Fairmont native Shannon McAtee, helping shape some of the most meaningful moments at West Virginia University is all in a day’s work. As senior coordinator in the WVU University Events office, McAtee helps plan and execute many of the University’s most visible gatherings — from presidential events and donor dinners to the carefully choreographed celebrations of Commencement.

Meet the grads: WVU Tech was the foundation for success for Alexis Sexton

Fri, 08 May 2026 14:00:00 -0400

West Virginia University Institute of Technology graduate Alexis Sexton is ready to take on the engineering world, a graduate program and an assistantship at Virginia Tech thanks to connections she’s built during her time in Beckley.

Full-time mom, non-traditional WVU student, charts a new future in West Virginia agriculture

Fri, 08 May 2026 00:01:00 -0400

From the Utah Valley to the mountains of West Virginia, Hayley Trotter is a non-traditional undergraduate student at West Virginia University pursuing a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies in the Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. She's also a mom working to be a living example for her children that education is an important part of life, no matter what stage you decide to pursue it.

4 WVU students awarded prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Thu, 07 May 2026 08:30:00 -0400

Four West Virginia University students have joined the ranks of the nation’s top emerging researchers after earning prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

This year’s winners are Daniel Campa, of Morgantown; Colin Krisulevicz, of Salisbury, Maryland; Rebecca Ozbolt, of Akron, Ohio; and Samuel Stalnaker, of Atwater, California and Cowen.