MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University says it will hire an associate provost to lead the school's efforts on student success and retention.

KEYSER, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University Potomac State College says it's participating in a state-funded financial aid program to cover basic tuition and fees.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia University researcher is seeking funding to study whether using fentanyl testing strips changes the behavior of drug users.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A 12-year-old reporter who runs a newspaper in Pennsylvania has delivered the commencement address at West Virginia University's Reed College of Media.

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — An 83-year-old student of West Virginia University at Parkersburg will deliver the school's commencement address this week.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia University student is accused of threatening to shoot people at the school and then kill himself.

News outlets report 21-year-old Cheickna Kagnassy,...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University is offering buyouts to employees with at least 20 years of service as part of cost-cutting efforts.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University researchers say fentanyl deaths are up 122% in the state.

The college released the results of a study into the powerful synthetic opioid...

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University is holding a health care-related job fair.

The college on Monday announced that WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center, Jefferson Medical...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University plans to increase its in-state tuition at its Morgantown campus by about $120.

The Herald-Dispatch reports the school's Board of Governors...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia University Board of Governors has approved increases for the upcoming academic year that include a $120 rise in annual tuition for in-state undergraduate...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia native Emily Calandrelli goes by the name "The Space Gal" online. She has a passion for space exploration and getting more young people, especially girls,...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado State University's first female president is set to begin her new job at the beginning of July.

The Coloradoan reports the CSU System Board of Governors...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia University professor has won a $500,000 grant to work on cybersecurity techniques.

The college announced Monday that Yanfang Ye has won the CAREER...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University and the West Virginia Mine Drainage Task Force are presenting a symposium this week on mining and reclamation regulations and practices.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado State University could have its first female president, pending the approval of the school's governing board.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say the man who died in a shootout with the U.S. Marshals Service near West Virginia University is the same person who was wanted for shooting a police officer...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say 11 people have been charged in connection with a raucous public disturbance during a snow day near West Virginia University last month.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say 11 people have been charged in connection with a raucous public disturbance during a snow day near West Virginia University last month.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say a suspect wanted for the attempted murder of a police officer has died after trading gunfire with the U.S. Marshals Service after a call near West Virginia...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say a suspect wanted for the attempted murder of a police officer has died after trading gunfire with the U.S. Marshals Service after a call near West Virginia...

MONTGOMERY, W.Va. (AP) — A plan to create a college campus in a West Virginia city specifically for students aging out of foster care has been abandoned.

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Students at West Virginia University at Parkersburg will be able to learn automated manufacturing using high-tech robotic arm equipment, thanks to a grant from the West...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — One student called it a "hot mess." Another said it's a recipe for drunken college parties to turn deadly. A third argued that spirited classroom debates could end in...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A selection committee has named Timothy Eads as West Virginia University's next Mountaineer mascot.

Eads won a cheer-off competition held during the Feb. 18 men's...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's Supreme Court is going on the road to West Virginia University, where it will hear arguments in three cases.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A protest has been held at West Virginia University over legislation that would allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry weapons on college...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appellate court panel will hear cases at West Virginia University College of Law.

The university said in a news release that judges from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments in three cases at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The public may attend. Security screening and seating begin at 8 a.m. Photo ID is required. Electronic devices, bags and backpacks aren't allowed in the courtroom.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Four finalists have been selected for the chance to become West Virginia University's next Mountaineer mascot.

The university says the finalists will participate in a cheer-off competition Monday night at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown during the men's basketball game against Kansas State.

A selection committee will announce the winner during the game against TCU on Feb. 26. The new mascot will serve for one year.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Jim Justice has appointed Charles L. Capito Jr. to the West Virginia University Board of Governors.

Capito, a Charleston finance executive, is the husband of Republican U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.

Justice appointed Capito to replace former board Chairman Tom Flaherty, who wasn't eligible for another term. Capito's term will run through mid-2022.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia University alumnus who died last year has left $2.3 million to the school.

WVU says the gift from Forrest D.L. Coontz will benefit students in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, adding to an endowed scholarship in his and his wife's names.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University officials students threw glass bottles at officers during what had started as a "playful time in the snow."

News outlets report that multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a public disturbance involving hundreds of students Friday afternoon in Morgantown near the school's campus.

In a statement, university officials said students ignored officers' orders to disperse and some people began throwing debris, including bottles, at officers.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Researchers at West Virginia University will receive $1 million over three years to develop artificial intelligence technologies to fight opioid trafficking.

A statement from the school says the National Institute of Justice awarded the grant to Yanfang "Fanny" Ye, an assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A software company is letting West Virginia University use one of its expensive products for free.

WBOY-TV reports Petroleum Exports Limited is letting West Virginia University students use its MOVE software to model geological structures and how they form. The software is valued at $2.2 million.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Dentistry officials at West Virginia University say children ages 1 to 17 can receive free exams, any necessary X-rays and fluoride treatments on Feb. 1 in Morgantown.

WVU officials say the free dental care will be available from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the university's Pediatric Dentistry Clinic. The care is being provided as part of WVU Dental Care's National Children's Dental Health Month celebrations.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University is seeking public input on a new proposal to tighten its tobacco-free campus rules.

School officials say the new rules will be available for public comment from Monday through Jan. 21.

Officials say the proposal would clarify that the ban includes not only the use of tobacco products but any form of smoking — including electronic smoking devices and vapor products.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University's Board of Governors has given initial approval to a ban on using electronic cigarettes on campus.

The Dominion Post reports the change to the university's tobacco and smoke free campus rule was unanimously approved on first reading Friday. There will be a public comment period before the proposal goes back for final adoption.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A former interim president of West Virginia University is leaving nearly $1 million to the school in his will.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that C. Peter Magrath announced the gift Nov. 14 during the university's second annual Day of Giving. Magrath served as interim president in 2008 and 2009.

BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia University-Institute of Technology in Beckley has announced its support for Mayor Rob Rappold's request to add protections for LGBTQ people to the city's code.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Residents of one West Virginia city can participate in a computer coding event this week.

West Virginia University's Hour of Code is open to Morgantown residents ages 4 and older. The event is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the university's White Hall on the downtown campus.

The university said participants will choose among coding activities and tutorials and can set a goal of completing at least an hour of coding challenge.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia University Board of Governors has settled a lawsuit over a student's 2014 death at a fraternity house for $250,000.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — An official says West Virginia University Medicine plans to open a new residential addiction treatment facility in March.

WVU Medicine spokeswoman Amy Johns told The Dominion Post that's when officials expect to start accepting patients at the $12 million facility in Morgantown.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University has suspended a fraternity chapter and several students after a student fell while visiting at the fraternity house.

The university said 22-year-old senior finance major David Rusko of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, fell down stairs at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house on Saturday. WVU said in a news release that Rusko was left unconscious by the fall and was taken to a hospital.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia University surgeon has performed the state's first robotic pediatric spinal surgery.

WVU Medicine said in a news release Wednesday that Dr. John Lubicky used a robotic surgical guidance system to perform the procedure to treat a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form on nerve tissue and severe scoliosis.

Lubicky is chief of pediatric orthopedics at WVU Medicine Children's.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A Silicon Valley entrepreneur is helping launch a business startup engine at West Virginia University's College of Business and Economics.

The business college will be renamed the John Chambers College of Business and Economics.

Chambers, a West Virginia native, says schools need to be reinvented for "a new, digital era." He is the former CEO and chairman of Cisco Systems.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's Supreme Court says a company that built a group of dorms on West Virginia University's campus and now leases them from the school doesn't have to pay property taxes for the lease.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University says three of its students have been named finalists for the Rhodes Scholarship.

University officials say it might be the first time that WVA has advanced this many finalists for the prestigious award.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University's School of Public Health is teaming with another college to offer a shared-credit degree program.

WVU officials say the public health school has signed an agreement with Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania. The agreement will create a program that offers students the opportunity to earn a bachelor of arts in mathematics and a master of science in biostatistics in five years.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission's board chairman is defending the agency against criticisms from West Virginia University President Gordon Gee.