Richard Thomas, WVU's newly named chair of the Department of Biology, knew he wanted to be a biologist after his first undergraduate class in ecology. After graduating and working on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina for a year, he found his niche in the field of plant physiological ecology.
Monday, November 23rd 2009
WVU professors: Health-care reform should start with better health literacy
November 23, 2009 at 10:16 am
The health-care reform debate rages and, amid all the bluster and political posturing, sometimes a crucial element is lost -- facts. Two marketing professors in West Virginia University's College of Business and Economics have published an article in The Journal of Consumer Affairs that gives the United States low marks for health literacy and places the blame on poor approaches to communications.
Monday, November 23rd 2009
New text by WVU professor looks at economics of tourism
November 23, 2009 at 9:53 am
Ever wonder why you pay one price for an airline ticket, while the person next to you paid hundreds more? Or less? Or why the ticket price changed in the five minutes it took you to decide to buy it? West Virginia University Economics Professor William Reece can explain it, and has written a newly published textbook to help teach high-level economics students about that and the other ins-and-outs of the $800-billion-a-year industry from an economics viewpoint.
Saturday, November 21st 2009
Tickets Available For 102nd Backyard Brawl
November 21, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Tickets that were returned by Pitt are now on sale at the Mountaineer Ticket Office for West Virginia University's Nov. 27, contest against the No. 8 Panthers at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. The tickets can be purchased for $50 each on-line at www.WVUGAME.com, or by calling 1-800-WVU GAME.
Friday, November 20th 2009
Dean searches in two WVU colleges set to begin
November 20, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Search committees have been appointed to seek candidates for the top posts in two of West Virginia University's colleges, Interim Provost Jane Martin announced Friday. WVU is seeking a new dean in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, the University's largest college, to take the place of Mary Ellen Mazey, who left the college in February to become the Provost at Auburn University. English Professor Rudy Almasy has been acting as interim dean since that time.
Friday, November 20th 2009
WVU to hold Children's Holiday Celebration on Dec. 6
November 20, 2009 at 8:36 am
West Virginia University and President James Clements and his family will host the 24th annual WVU Children's Holiday Celebration on Sunday, Dec. 6 at their home, the Blaney House.
