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.

Cycling Team member Chet-Mun Liew is a mechanical engineering graduate student from Malaysia, and one of more than 1,200 international students at WVU. He came to campus to be a scholar, but also found a community where he could compete in a sport he loves with new friends who share his passion.

Chemistry graduate student Heidi Nawrocki discovered how to help solve crimes by tracing shards of glass back to the scene using a technique called cathodoluminescence (emission of light by an electron burst). For her efforts, she will receive the 10th annual Emerging Forensic Scientist Award from the Forensic Sciences Foundation.

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.

Running and academics—a winning combination for the women’s cross country team. Ranked in the top ten nationally all season, WVU placed second at the Big East Championships, won the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional title, and recently earned an NCAA Public Recognition Award for academic progress and retention.