WVU’s strength lies in its people. It lies in their ideas, their passion, and their stories. Each member of the WVU family has a story to tell—a story that begins here and ends far beyond his or her highest aspirations.
For 142 years, the media has helped us to communicate these stories. As our national and international impact grows, more stories about successful Mountaineers are appearing in media outlets around the nation and the world.
Energy
New Power Plants Try to Avoid Coal or Scrub It ‘Clean’, May 8, 2009 – The Chronicle of Higher Education
WVU Board Approves Bucks for Brains Funds, April 3, 2009 – Charleston Gazette
WVU Opens a Washington, D.C. Office, March 15, 2009 – Dominion Post
Byrd Says Spending Measure Includes Millions for WVU, March 13, 2009 – Charleston Sunday Gazette-Mail
University Receives $300,000 in Undergraduate Research Grants
University Aims to Improve Efficiency of Fuel Cells, March 4, 2009 – The Daily Athenaeum
Wind Research at WVU could have Worldwide Impact, March 3, 2009 – WBOY-TV
WVU, NETL researchers developing coating to make fuel cells more efficient, Feb. 24, 2009 – News and Information Services
Chinese Firm Funds WVU research on windmills, February, 2009 – Charleston Gazette, Dominion Post, and Forbes.com
Coal king Peabody cleans up, Aug. 19, 2008 – USA Today
Petroleum, natural gas engineering programs hot at WVU, July 11, 2008 – Charleston Daily Mail and iStockAnalyst.com
Sustainability
WVU studies old mine sites for switchgrass farming, Nov. 28, 2008 – Associated Press story appearing in Charleston Gazette, The Times West Virginian, Williamson Daily News and Forbes.com
WVU grant to help ID sustainable energy park sites, Sept. 9, 2008 – News and Information Services, The State Journal and Charleston Daily Mail
State needs to hasten ‘green’ idea, WVU, Nov. 17, 2008 – The Register-Herald
WVU students addressing energy issues through grant program, Nov. 14, 2008 – WOWK-TV and WBOY-TV
US fish farms tap former coal mines for water, Sept. 16, 2008 – EnvironmentalExpert.com
WVU sustainability program wins national award, July 30, 2008 – Dominion Post
The WVU Environmental Conservation Awareness Now (WE CAN) program has been selected to receive a 2008 Effectiveness and Innovative Practices award from APPA, a leadership in educational facilities association.
Transportation
Smith Takes the Helm at SAE International (PDF), February, 2009 – Automotive Engineering International
WVU research to be featured on National Geographic channel, Jan. 28, 2009 – News and Information Services and National Geographic channel
Dallas Area Rapid Transit bus purchase stalls on fuel debate, Dec. 2, 2008 – Dallas News
Time for podcars? N.Y. city wants to be first, Oct. 16, 2008 – KOAA-TV (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Podcars Could Be Coming to a Town Near You, Oct. 14, 2008 – findingDulcinea.com
Race for the Electric Car (featuring WVU Board of Governors member Ray Lane), Oct. 6, 2008 – CBS News
Capitalism to the Rescue; Green Tech Rising (featuring WVU Board of Governors member Ray Lane), Oct. 3, 2008 – The New York Times
WVU Breaks Ground for Transportation Hub, Oct. 3, 2008 – The Daily Athenaeum, Charleston Daily Mail, Dominion Post and WBOY-TV
Ithaca Takes a Hard Look at Pod Cars, Sept. 21, 2008 – The New York Times and Herald-Tribune (Sarasota, Fla.)
Coal may hold solution to gas prices, June 23, 2008 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Economic
Curt M. Peterson Op-Ed: Basic research can pull U.S. out of economic quagmire, Feb. 8, 2009 – Charleston Gazette
Gov. Joe Manchin and C. Peter Magrath: W.Va. is best place to turn coal into fuel, Dec. 17, 2008 – Charleston Gazette
WVU group works to make manufacturers more efficient, Dec. 3, 2008 – WOWK-TV
Magrath Op-ed: Energy research improves lives, economy in our state, Sept. 26, 2008 – Charleston Gazette
WVU, MU gearing up to turn trust fund into ‘brain’ magnet, Sept. 7, 2008 – Charleston Gazette
WVU to boost research by $52M: University plans to hire 10 people, Aug. 20, 2008 – Dominion Post
Chemistry
Dynamical Quorum Sensing and Synchronization in Large Populations of Chemical Oscillators, Jan. 30, 2009 – Science Magazine
