With a focus on preparing today for the West Virginia of tomorrow, the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative at WVU, the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, and Amazon Web Services have awarded $45,000 in grant funding and promotional credits to aid initiatives focused on leveraging artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to enhance education, healthcare, and economic development in the Mountain State.
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Ajay Aluri, an associate professor at the John Chambers College of Business and Economics and founding director of the Nemacolin Hospitality Innovation and Technology Lab, has been recognized as one of the 2026 IHI Global 100 Most Influential Educators in Hospitality and Tourism by the International Hospitality Institute.
Ember Morrissey, Edward Brzostek, and Aldo Romero are recipients of a U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission grant that will be used to develop an artificial intelligence platform that could transform scientists’ ability to predict and engineer microbial communities.
As Scouting America’s National Jamboree opens, University students, faculty, and staff are providing experiences and support to the thousands of Scouts who will learn and grow over 10 days in the Mountain State.
The staff performance review cycle is transitioning from a calendar year (Jan. 1 to Dec. 31) to a fiscal year format (July 1 to June 30). As part of this updated process, a mid-year performance check-in is being added to the performance management process beginning this August/September.
Through the camp, Justice Heater, Bryant Sponaugle, and Gabriel Skidmore were able to learn the foundational skills needed to turn their childhood dreams of becoming firefighters into real careers with the Bridgeport Fire Department.