West Virginia University News

Army 2nd Lt. Brandy Mason was inside the Soldier Readiness Center at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday when she saw Major Nidal Malik Hasan walk in.

Two north central West Virginia hospitals have launched a joint fundraiser to benefit patient care and cancer research.

A program to redevelop blighted areas is spreading statewide. The Foundation for Overcoming Challenges and Utilizing Strengths, or FOCUS, helps communities start the process of redeveloping brownfields.

Posted Tuesday, November 3, 2009 ; 05:47 PM Post Comment Updated Tuesday, November 3, 2009 ; 06:18 PM More funds will help students attend college starting beginning next year.

A new student group at West Virginia University met for the first time Tuesday night.

At a time when long-established newspapers are failing, a new West Virginia publication has found a niche that works.

West Virginia University invested a lot of resources into the Personal Rapid Transit system that connected the downtown campus, where the historic Woodburn Circle and old Mountaineer Field gave a classy, mid-19th century look to the school, to the Evansdale Campus with modern appearing Creative Arts Center and Towers Dormitories.

In recent years, Marshall University has greatly expanded its academic and research programs, especially in medical care, biological research and forensics - and university officials say much of the credit should go to Sen.

The West Virginia University School of Nursing has won a $600,000 grant, the largest in its history, to help address the state's shortage of nurses.

A $150,000 federal grant will help the city of Morgantown analyze why and where crime is happening so police can work to prevent it.

The West Virginia University School of Nursing has won a $600,000 grant -- the largest in its history -- to help address the state's shortage of nurses.

As part of the team's 2010 World Tour, the Harlem Globetrotters will make a stop in Morgantown.

West Virginia University is talking campus safety this month as October is crime prevention month.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- A Columbia Law School professor will lecture in Morgantown this week on laws that force pregnant women to have ultrasounds before going ahead with abortions.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The national economy shows signs of improving, but it's hard to say when that might start filtering down to the everyday level of jobs and paying bills.

West Virginia University is creating a park and green space for its Evansdale Campus.

Wednesday was Sustainability Day at West Virginia University, and the university celebrated its first certified "green" building.

Metro is teaming up with West Virginia University researchers to find out which of its buses are the cleanest and most cost effective.

Jeff Moores has been busy since his freshman days at West Virginia University. He lives in New York, has a family, and has worked for "The New Yorker," "Time," Burger King and Cinemax.

John Temple has published The Last Lawyer: The Fight to Save Death Row Inmates with University Press of Mississippi.