Assistant professor Thorsten Wuest has been recognized as one of the 20 most influential professors in smart engineering by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers for his innovations in the field and strong influence over future generations of engineers. https://www
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The COVID-19 global pandemic forced universities across the nation to rethink commencement ceremonies and move celebrations online. WVU held its first virtual commencement ceremony, and the College of Media recognized graduates, including the first from the Sports and Adventure Media major, through social media and a new online yearbook.
WVU Potomac State College students visited SARAH’S House, a Child Advocacy Center, earlier this spring in order to learn more about the services they offer. The visit was coordinated in conjunction with their Psychology 241 Honor’s class in which they studied the effects of child abuse on children at varying developmental stages.
On May 28, President Trump signed an executive order calling for new regulations for social media platforms. Erin Kelley, who teaches Social Media and the Law, offers her perspective.
Journalism students Kayla Starcher and Maxwell Shavers produced stories as part of a podcasting class with teaching associate professor Emily Corio. Students transitioned to cover the impact of coronavirus on their hometowns for the final episode of High Street Beat, the class’s three-part, 20-minute collaborative show.
Although research efforts at West Virginia University came to a halt in response to the coronavirus crisis, agriculture doesn’t stop in the face of a pandemic. And, neither have essential employees in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design.