High-achieving students at WVU will benefit from a fund established by an alumni couple — Michelle L. Varga Esposito and Patrick R. Esposito II of Morgantown — to support the delivery of innovative courses in areas of neuroscience, psychology, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, other life sciences, economics, mathematics, physics or engineering.
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Growing tired of his sedentary lifestyle, Perry Ferrell, who earned a doctorate in economics at WVU, started Pheral Designs so he could bring custom furniture to consumers.
Karen Culcasi, associate professor of geography in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of the 2023 Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography.
As part of its Human Rights Film Series, the Native American Studies Program will host a film screening and discussion of “Madan Sara” from 7-9 p.m. tonight (March 27) in Ming Hsieh Hall, Room G21, and on Zoom
Porch Couch, an alternative rock band hailing from Morgantown, recently released its self-titled debut album through Mon Hills Records. The album, available on all streaming platforms, includes ten tracks that dive into a sound that can best be described as garage rock.
Students will have access to cutting-edge biometrics resources thanks to a gift from IDEMIA National Security Solutions for upgrades to the biometrics laboratory in the Advanced Engineering Resources Building. The facility will be renamed the IDEMIA National Security Solutions Biometrics Lab.