Join the Center for Black Culture in honoring the life of Martin Luther King Jr. at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. Tiffany Dena Loftin, activist and community organizer, is the keynote speaker.
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As it commemorates 25 years of publishing excellence, the West Virginia University Press is also celebrating new leadership with the announcement of Than Saffel, who has led in an interim capacity since September 2023, as the new director.
Preston County native Jay Manown’s college career at WVU was cut short just before his graduation when he was drafted into World War II. He became a naval flight instructor, and on Sept. 10, 1944, the Japanese hit the belly of his plane, sending it in a violent spiral into the sea. His plane and the bodies of the crew were recovered 10 years ago.
The Department of Psychology in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences has launched a 15-credit hour certificate in behavior analysis, which equips students to solve practical challenges across industries including education, health care, research and business.
The School of Public Health Master of Health Administration program and WVU Graduate Chapter of Upsilon Phi Delta will host Administrative Grand Rounds at noon Friday (Nov. 15) on Zoom. An expert panel will explore the effects of the state and national election on health care issues.
With the support of a $1.9 million National Institutes of Health grant, West Virginia University researchers are working to potentially reduce the growing rate of antibiotic-resistant infections in open bone fractures by employing nanotechnology to bolster a centuries-old treatment.