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About WVU
Service
We seek opportunities to serve others and are committed to providing the highest quality of service.
Curiosity
We ask questions, seek new opportunities and change through innovation.
Respect
We are respectful, transparent and inclusive with each other.
Accountability
We perform at our very best every day to create a University that is responsive, efficient and effective.
Appreciation
We support and value each other’s contributions as we build a community that is One WVU.
WVU is a family of distinctive campuses united by a single mission. From the groundbreaking research of our flagship in Morgantown to the career-oriented programs of WVU Potomac State in Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU Tech in Beckley — we are leveraging our talents and resources to create a better future for West Virginia and the World.
Mountaineers
Go First
At WVU, going first is in our blood. We’re bold enough for big ideas — and determined to launch them.
R1
R1: Doctoral Universities — Highest research activity as described by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
Events
Full Calendar
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Remembering too much or not enough: NIH funds WVU research into Alzheimer’s disease, PTSD
May 24th 2022
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WVU alums earn prestigious NSF fellowships to give back to the Mountain State with research
May 19th 2022
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WVU graduates encouraged to harness the power of hope, relationships for success
May 15th 2022
Academic Excellence
WVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships: 25 Rhodes Scholars, 25 Truman Scholars, 46 Goldwater Scholars, 4 George C. Marshall (British) Scholars, 6 Morris K. Udall Scholars, 5 USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 28 Boren Scholars, 75 Gilman Scholars, 70 Fulbright Scholars, 3 Department of Homeland Security Scholars, 36 Critical Language Scholars, one Schwarzman Scholar, one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar, and 27 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.