When The Smoke Clears
Slapped with a life sentence for murder, one man fights to prove his innocence with help from WVU law and forensic science experts.
Purpose By Design
An associate professor in WVU’s School of Art and Design takes on social issues with emerging technology.
Ten Years. One Team, Hundreds of Communities
Over the past 10 years, the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute, housed at West Virginia University, has grown from a “seed” of possibility to an “amazing tree” of innovation, outreach and service. The decade to come promises to be even more fruitful.
A Sound Prescription
Hannah Bush’s sweet voice fills a small room as it softly registers just above the acoustic guitar she plays; the rhythm underneath not a drum or a tambourine, but the steady beeping of a ventilator and other medical machines. Her audience of one will never applaud, but Bush will have the research-based knowledge that the little girl’s blood pressure has been reduced and so has her rapid heart rate — effects that will last after the music stops.
The Last Word: Another Mountaineer
Accomplished mountain climber and outdoor education advocate Tyrhee Moore, BS ’15, Sport Management, found his passion for the outdoors early in life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Moore was a member of the first all-African-American team to climb the highest mountain peak in North America, Denali, in 2013. Moore founded Soul Trak Outdoors, a nonprofit organization that connects underserved communities to inclusive, diverse outdoor spaces, activities and leadership.
Flashback—The Mountaineer Statue at 50
What is now an enduring symbol of the spirit of West Virginia University stands 50 years after its creation outside the Mountainlair — after more than 20 years of planning and being nearly derailed multiple times by controversy and other obstacles.
Alumni Diary-Veronique Vernot
When Veronique Vernot was 5, she knew she wanted to be a lawyer. Growing up in Connecticut, she remembered hearing people talk about how knowledgeable lawyers were, and from her own desire to help people, her dream to become a lawyer began.
Alumni Diary-Andy Stofleth
A FORMER U.S. MARINE was looking for a career change after a diagnosis with intestinal cancer. Following his recovery and a bachelor’s degree through the GI Bill, he enrolled in the Integrated Marketing Communications Master’s Program at West Virginia University.
Five teams to watch
We know you follow Mountaineer football and basketball. So we wanted to give you five West Virginia University sports teams to keep an eye on.
Once an RA
The job of resident assistant has changed over the years — and yet remains one of the most rewarding experiences on campus.
Ready Player One
When Noah Johnson is fully “locked in,” very few people in the competitive gaming world can touch him. “Locked in” — his phrase — is a hyper mind for the first-year economics student at West Virginia University. A native of Baltimore, Md., Noah is WVU’s inaugural official esports player who also happens to be one of the best Madden NFL players in the world.
Solving for the real world
Researchers from across campus crowded into the sleek Media Innovation Center with coffee in hand — curious and committed to nearly 36 hours of working together with some people they knew and a lot of others they did not. Provost Maryanne Reed stood at a lectern to kick off a hackathon — the kind of challenge found in Silicon Valley.
Mountaineer Mail
We collected letters from readers responding to the Fall ’21 issue. Letters have been edited for clarity. Add your voice to the conversation and send your comments to wvumag@mail.wvu.edu.
Time Shift: 1971-2021
Look back and forward in time at the events, the fashion and the people of 1971 and 2021.
Field of Yesterday’s Dreams
These priceless photos from old Mountaineer Field are now public after decades.
Slow Growth, Strong Roots
It was debate at WVU that helped Mary Marantz learn the crucial skill of listening that led to Yale Law School and becoming her own boss.
WVU Grads in the Peace Corps
Since 1961, nearly a quarter million Americans have served in the Peace Corps, including a host of Mountaineers. Here are just a few of their stories.