WVU Extension Service's Energy Express program helps nearly 3,000 West Virginia children enhance their literacy skills over the summer months. The U.S. Department of Agriculture named Energy Express a Program of Distinction, the Department’s highest program honor.

WVU offers the global connections you need, whether you want to master Mandarin, present research at an international conference, or intern for the British House of Commons. Our faculty – like Drs. Nigel Clark and Larry Banta shown here on Mount Kilimanjaro – collaborate with researchers and scholars around the world.

Jason Gross soared to new heights as an undergraduate, landing a coveted internship at the Johnson Space Center. He's flying high again — this time in the November issue of US Airways Magazine. See what else is taking flight at WVU in nanotechnology, biometrics, biofuels, biomedical, and neurosciences research.

Education major Graham Porter of Petersburg enthusiastically works through his lesson plan before a 7th grade science class at Suncrest Middle School in Morgantown. A more than $750,000 grant geared to recruiting math, science and technology majors to education just might get more of Porter’s classmates into the mix.

A PRT car, which holds 12-16 people comfortably, is stretched to the limit during the annual PRT cram, a favorite WVU tradition. It’s one of many fun and educational Mountaineer Week activities that celebrate West Virginia heritage. This year’s events continue through Nov. 16.