TEDxWVU, a WVU student-run organization, will hold its annual event at 2 p.m. March 23 in the Mountainlair Gluck Theatre.
General admission tickets for “Move Mountains” will go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday (Feb. 26) at the Arts & Entertainment campus box offices, online at ticketmaster.com and by phone at 304-293-7469.
The following dynamic speakers will discuss a variety of topics:
Petal Palmer, a senior exercise physiology major from Toronto, Canada, who plans to attend medical school after graduation, will address the phenomenon of “cancer ghosting.”
Noemi Borsay Hall, a WVU alumna currently working as a research epidemiologist in Morgantown, aims to shift perceptions of what it means to be a coal miner and shed light on the women working in the mining industry.
Meshea Poore, vice president for the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, will discuss the encouragement that incorporating “just one yay a day” can bring to an individual.
Amy Yip, a life transformation and mental fitness coach and a self-confidence trainer from Rockville, Maryland, will discuss why we should question our memories with our parents. A veteran speaker, she is also the author of the award-winning book “Unfinished Business: Breaking Down the Great Wall Between Adult Child and Immigrant Parents.”
General admission tickets are $17 and WVU students tickets are $7.
For more information, visit @TEDxWVU on X, @tedxwvu on Instagram or TEDxWVU on Facebook, as well as TikTok and LinkedIn.