WVU and partners build a solar-power test site in Fairmont
Mohammed Mustafa Hussain, a computer science graduate student, runs a power grid simulation at the WVU Engineering Research Building, one of the sites where Anurag Srivastava, professor and chair of the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, will research the integration of solar power into the electrical grid. (WVU Photo/Brian Persinger)
WVU offers opportunities to explore other worlds close to home
For more than 30 years, the WVU Planetarium and Observatory, located at White Hall on the WVU Downtown Campus, has given residents in Morgantown and surrounding communities opportunities to see worlds beyond their own. (WVU Photo)
WVU acts as community development catalyst
Rich Edwards (in orange), the WVU Smith OEDC outdoor recreation infrastructure coordinator, directs volunteers along the trail at West Run Woods in Morgantown. Development of trails and the state's outdoor economy has become an important part of the service work at WVU. (WVU Photo)
WVU serves both as West Virginia's flagship and land-grant institution. We are 1 of only 18 land-grant institutions in an EPSCoR state recognized as R1.