MORGANTOWN -- Interim director of West Virginia University 's Mining Extension Department Joe Spiker has announced that Tom Hall has been named interim director of the Dolls Run Mine Training and Placement Center near Core in Monongalia County.
MORGANTOWN -- It wasn't so long ago that biometrics – which uses retina scans, vocal prints and other genetic markers for personal identification – was solely in the realm of science fiction and James Bond.
Harry Bell CHARLESTON – Less than three months ago, West Virginia University's football team stormed the Georgia Dome and picked up an impressive Sugar Bowl victory. Now, the Mountaineer basketball team has taken up residence in the dome, hoping to earn a spot in the NCAA Elite Eight or even the Final Four.
A car on West Virginia University's Personal Rapid Transit System moves people around the campus. MORGANTOWN -- The West Virginia University Personal Rapid Transit System (PRT) is still attracting worldwide attention some 30 years after it first began carrying passengers.
MORGANTOWN -- Two new West Virginia University Libraries' offerings are providing a boost to faculty and student researchers. Web of Science and Elsevier's Science Direct, among the top academic digital resources, can now be reached with just a few clicks on the WVU Libraries' Web site.
MORGANTOWN -- The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) at West Virginia University will once again sponsor the National Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Day Odyssey this fall at numerous locations across the United States.
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University 's biometric systems major, the only one of its kind in the nation, is featured in a recently published guidebook to interesting, lucrative and cutting-edge college majors unknown to many.
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University and R.E. Michel Co. have agreed to a property exchange that will clear the way for the next phase of development at the University's Research Park off Route 705, WVU officials announced last week.
MORGANTOWN - The state's High Court is making its annual visit to West Virginia University in March to hear a trio of cases addressing wills and estates and the accountability of the state Department of Health and Human Resources.
Attorney General Darrell McGraw CHARLESTON – Some contributions to Attorney General Darrell McGraw's 2004 re-election campaign made by attorneys and family members at a Charleston law firm have raised questions about their legality on both a state and federal level.
MORGANTOWN - Students graduating in May and seeking employment - as well as those interested in internships - with some of the top employers in landscape architecture, forestry, parks and recreation, agribusiness management, agricultural sciences and natural resources should mark Feb. 22 on their calendars.
Mike John MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University alumnus Mike John, vice president of operations for Chesapeake Energy, will deliver a lecture on petroleum engineering as part of the College of Engineering and Mineral Resource's Distinguished Lecture Series.
James Dean CHARLESTON - Gov. Joe Manchin has announced the official appointment of Mr. James Dean to serve as Acting Director of the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training (MHST), effective immediately.
MORGANTOWN -- The North Central West Virginia Economic Outlook Conference will focus on the national, state and regional economy and the regional energy industry.
CHARLESTON - West Virginia would no longer require underground coal mining experience for its mine safety director under a bill that the Senate passed Feb. 8.
MORGANTOWN -- "Service to the State" will be the theme of West Virginia University Day at the Legislature on Friday, Feb. 17, at the state Capitol Complex.
MORGANTOWN -- Nearly 50 business professionals from across the state embarked on a West Virginia University Executive Master of Business Administration degree recently, with some at WVU Potomac State College (PSC) –- the first time for students on the Keyser campus.