Graham Sterling, a graduate student majoring in collaborative piano performance, and Alanna Burden, a senior vocal performance major, will travel to Miami, Florida, for fellowships during the 2025 Miami Beach Classical Music Festival season.
Colleges
Daniel Centuriao, a doctoral student in economics and graduate research assistant at the Regional Research Institute, has been recognized as a finalist in the 25th Annual Benjamin H. Stevens Graduate Fellowship in Regional Science, awarded by the North American Regional Science Council.
April C. McGinnis has been named the winner of the 2024 Keats-Shelley Prize in the Essay Division for her paper titled “Violence at a Glacial Pace: Reading Shelley’s ‘Mont Blanc’ in an Age of Melting Ice Caps.”
Third- and fourth-year students heard from leading experts on the history, techniques and signature style of Dorothy Draper Inc. and connected with design professionals from across the world while attending the annual Dorothy Draper Decorating Weekend at The Greenbrier.
The Department of Chemistry recently hosted “Medicinal Chemistry in Action: A STEM Experience for High School Women,” an outreach program organized by Olaosebikan Ibukunoluwa Abigail, a second-year graduate student passionate about expanding access to STEM education in West Virginia.
At WVU, passion isn’t a side quest — it’s the main mission. In the College of Creative Arts and Media Game Design and Interactive Media Program, students don’t just dream about building games, they start from day one.