Developed by faculty and students in the Department of Psychology and the School of Social Work, the Appalachian Activities for Dementia Manual is designed to offer meaningful and enjoyable activities for persons with dementia.
Colleges
Kaitlyn Akers, a rising third-year student at the West Virginia University College of Law, has been elected by her peers to serve as the next editor-in-chief of the West Virginia Law Review.
The family of Vincent P. Cardi, a long-time College of Law professor, has established a scholarship fund in his honor for a law student in need who has grown up in West Virginia and demonstrates a commitment to public service.
For WVU Technical Art History students, the on-campus opportunity for hands-on learning and a disciplined approach to scientific methods gives them the advanced skills needed to hit the ground running after graduation.
Biology Ph.D. student Brooke Eastman studies how acid rain impacts forest health and is committed to highlighting forests’ role in mitigating climate change. She will further this work as one of 23 students selected nationally for the Ecological Society of America’s Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award.
As part of the global initiative Solve Climate by 2030, the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences is hosting a webinar on climate solutions by and for West Virginians April 7 at 7 p.m. Four local leaders will share their ambitious but achievable goals for the region followed by a Q&A session.