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WVU professor named prestigious Fellow of the Royal Society, the ‘Oscar’ of the science world
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WDTV) - A West Virginia University professor has been elected to one of the top scientific academies in the world. Duncan Lorimer, professor of physics and astronomy in the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as 2024 Fellow of the Royal Society of London for his contributions to pulsar astrophysics and his role in the discovery of fast radio bursts, according to a news release.
Coroner identifies woman killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 544 near Conway
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Horry County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who was killed in a motorcycle crash on Highway 544 near Conway on Wednesday. Tara Posey, 52, of Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, died in the crash, the coroner’s office said. The crash happened along Highway 544 near Tiffany Lane. The motorcycle was […]
WVU officially signs Javon Small
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Darian DeVries has officially added the tenth member of the 2024-25 West Virginia men’s basketball team. The men’s basketball program announced on its X account on Monday evening that Oklahoma State transfer point guard Javon Small has signed with the Mountaineers. Several national outlets...
WVU extends Baker's contract with significant financial commitment
West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker's contract extension adds two years and quite a bit of money to his total compensation, according to the contract EerSports obtained with an open records request. Baker's initial contract, which was finalized on May 31, 2023, covered him from Dec. 17, 2022 through Dec....
WVU Students Doing Their Part on the Genetic Front to Assure State Can Maintain Health of Elk Herd
Elk are making a comeback in the Mountain State, and West Virginia University researchers are studying the genetics of the population in hopes of maintaining the health of the herd. In 2016, elk were reintroduced to West Virginia from existing populations in Kentucky and Arizona. The animals disappeared from the...
Wetherholt, Clark earn first team All-Big 12 honors
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Injuries negated JJ Wetherholt and Derek Clark from playing a full season in 2024, but those injuries could not hide the fact that both are among the best players in the Big 12 Conference. Wetherholt and Clark each earned a spot on the All-Big 12 First...
McCabe sets Canadian national record
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Senior Ceili McCabe of the West Virginia University track and field team set the Canadian national record in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase on May 17 at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix in Los Angeles, California. McCabe surpassed the national record by 1.80 seconds, with...
Mid-Ohio Valley student to study abroad through scholarship
PARKERSBURG – An undergraduate student from Parkersburg at West Virginia University has received the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship and will study languages abroad this summer. James Campbell, son of Kelly and Alan Campbell, was one of two students at WVU who received scholarships and will...
America: A nation of small towns
OHIOPYLE, Pennsylvania — Small-town America has a habit of punching well above its weight class. Whether it is finding innovative ways to maintain a vibrant Main Street, no matter how large or small it is, to creating opportunities within the community to keep young people from moving away to finding ways to attract doctors to […]
Poverty simulation to be held for WVU staff
WVU’s Office of Interprofessional Education will be hosting a poverty simulation for WVU staff on Monday, May 20 from 8:30 a.m.-noon at the Health Sciences Center in room 3129. This experience will consist of interactive workshops, simulations and discussions, all with the main goal of spreading awareness of poverty...
Bridgeport Defeats Morgantown, 2-1, in Game 1 of Class AAA Region I Tournament
Bridgeport baseball coach Robert Shields wasn’t particularly pleased with his team’s effort taking infield before the start of Monday’s Class AAA Region I opener against Morgantown. Whatever it was that he didn’t like, the Indians must of got it out of their system as they turned three...
Fayette County paramedic attacked
A Fayette County EMS worker was attacked while rending aid at a Dollar General on May 4. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, PSP Uniontown responded to National Pike for a report of an unresponsive male at the location. When troopers arrived on scene all parties involved were spoken to on scene. The investigation determined that a man passed out in the break room of the Dollar General while under the influence of a controlled substance. That man then physically assaulted a paramedic from Fayette County who was called to render aid.
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