AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Morgantown West Virginia. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/morgantown-wv 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/morgantown-wv https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sun, 16 Jun 2024 21:57:54 -0500 The all clear was given after a reported fire at West Virginia University’s Armstrong Hall, located on the Downtown campus, on Friday https://www.americantowns.com/news/fire-extinguished-at-wvursquos-armstrong-hall-no-injuries-reported-31390142-morgantown-wv.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/fire-extinguished-at-wvursquos-armstrong-hall-no-injuries-reported-31390142-morgantown-wv.html Schools and Libraries Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 West Virginia University is launching a toxicology training program that offers students something no other academic program does: experience https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-wvu-program-trains-next-generation-of-toxicologists-to-collect-analyze-air-samples-from-mining-fracking-sites-31391449-morgantown-wv.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-wvu-program-trains-next-generation-of-toxicologists-to-collect-analyze-air-samples-from-mining-fracking-sites-31391449-morgantown-wv.html Schools and Libraries Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 A new chapter will begin for West Virginia University’s Center for Black Culture and Research as longtime director Marjorie https://www.americantowns.com/news/wvu-division-of-student-life-announces-staff-updates-fuller-mosby-to-retire-31392794-morgantown-wv.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wvu-division-of-student-life-announces-staff-updates-fuller-mosby-to-retire-31392794-morgantown-wv.html Schools and Libraries Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 During Pride Month, it’s easy to find rainbow-colored health and wellness products—from bandages, to mouthwash, to fitness https://www.americantowns.com/news/wvu-research-finds-lgbtq-people-face-barriers-to-health-care-especially-in-rural-areas-31393669-morgantown-wv.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wvu-research-finds-lgbtq-people-face-barriers-to-health-care-especially-in-rural-areas-31393669-morgantown-wv.html Schools and Libraries Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The West Virginia University Board of Governors on Friday approved an estimated $1.2 billion budget for the coming fiscal year, including a tuition https://www.americantowns.com/news/wvu-board-of-governors-approves-2023-budget-tuition-rates-31394633-morgantown-wv.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wvu-board-of-governors-approves-2023-budget-tuition-rates-31394633-morgantown-wv.html Schools and Libraries Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 West Virginia University physicists are helping NASA measure light from distant stars and involving local high school science teachers in the process. https://www.americantowns.com/news/nasafunded-physics-research-at-wvu-aims-to-create-new-stars-among-local-teachers-and-hbcu-students-31396738-morgantown-wv.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/nasafunded-physics-research-at-wvu-aims-to-create-new-stars-among-local-teachers-and-hbcu-students-31396738-morgantown-wv.html Schools and Libraries Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 West Virginia University President Gordon Gee issued the following statement on Wednesday, June 29, after learning of the death of Hershel https://www.americantowns.com/news/wvu-president-gordon-gee-issues-statement-on-death-of-hershel-lsquowoodyrsquo-williams-31397580-morgantown-wv.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wvu-president-gordon-gee-issues-statement-on-death-of-hershel-lsquowoodyrsquo-williams-31397580-morgantown-wv.html Schools and Libraries Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 All buildings on West Virginia University’s downtown campus in Morgantown are scheduled to reopen with normal hours on Wednesday, July https://www.americantowns.com/news/update-investigation-finds-no-wvu-downtown-campus-threat-after-bomb-call-buildings-to-reopen-wednesday-31400842-morgantown-wv.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/update-investigation-finds-no-wvu-downtown-campus-threat-after-bomb-call-buildings-to-reopen-wednesday-31400842-morgantown-wv.html Schools and Libraries Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 More than 50 years after scientists first coined the term "hydrogen economy," the movement to make hydrogen a predominant global fuel source https://www.americantowns.com/news/natural-gas-is-key-to-wvu-engineerrsquos-vision-for-clean-hydrogen-energy-31400843-morgantown-wv.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/natural-gas-is-key-to-wvu-engineerrsquos-vision-for-clean-hydrogen-energy-31400843-morgantown-wv.html Schools and Libraries Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 A chance decision in high school and the inspiring poster of a previous dual scholarship recipient has led a West Virginia University senior to the https://www.americantowns.com/news/wvu-environmental-microbiology-student-named-goldwater-scholar-31400844-morgantown-wv.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wvu-environmental-microbiology-student-named-goldwater-scholar-31400844-morgantown-wv.html Schools and Libraries Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 After years of use, mattresses and the wood, metal and textiles that compose them are eventually discarded into landfills, creating methane gases https://www.americantowns.com/news/wvu-researchers-wonrsquot-hit-snooze-on-mattress-recycling-needs-31401747-morgantown-wv.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wvu-researchers-wonrsquot-hit-snooze-on-mattress-recycling-needs-31401747-morgantown-wv.html Schools and Libraries Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 A member of the United States military is separated from their group, leaving them lost in an unsafe battlespace. To stay hidden from enemies, they https://www.americantowns.com/news/wvu-engineers-advance-us-air-force-search-and-rescue-missions-in-hostile-territories-with-unmanned-drones-31409833-morgantown-wv.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wvu-engineers-advance-us-air-force-search-and-rescue-missions-in-hostile-territories-with-unmanned-drones-31409833-morgantown-wv.html Schools and Libraries Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 West Virginia is now on its way toward launching the state’s second small satellite. A team from West Virginia University and the NASA West https://www.americantowns.com/news/west-virginia-aerospace-industry-set-to-take-off-with-launch-of-wvu-small-satellite-center-31411755-morgantown-wv.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/west-virginia-aerospace-industry-set-to-take-off-with-launch-of-wvu-small-satellite-center-31411755-morgantown-wv.html Schools and Libraries Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 A new summer program at West Virginia University is providing research opportunities in neuroscience for undergraduate students from underrepresented https://www.americantowns.com/news/neuroscience-summer-program-connects-diverse-students-with-wvu-researchers-31411756-morgantown-wv.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/neuroscience-summer-program-connects-diverse-students-with-wvu-researchers-31411756-morgantown-wv.html Schools and Libraries Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500 A more than $2 million gift to West Virginia University from a dedicated alumni couple is expanding education, health and well-being resources to aid https://www.americantowns.com/news/wvu-education-health-and-wellbeing-resources-expanded-with-more-than-2m-gift-31411757-morgantown-wv.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wvu-education-health-and-wellbeing-resources-expanded-with-more-than-2m-gift-31411757-morgantown-wv.html Schools and Libraries Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500