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2025 Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium

On Thursday, April 24, the Office of Undergraduate Research hosted our ninth annual spring undergraduate research symposium in the Mountainlair on the WVU Downtown Campus. A huge congratulations to our category winners and runners-up below, and an enormous thanks to all our presenters, mentors, judges, and attendees who made this symposium such a success! Winners and runner-upsSpring Symposium photo

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Six recognized for mentoring undergraduate students in research

Five faculty members and one graduate student

Five West Virginia University faculty members and one graduate student were recently named recipients of the Travis Stimeling Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research.

Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Office of the Provost, the award serves to recognize and reward faculty and graduate students who encourage and support undergraduates in making an original intellectual or creative contribution to their discipline.

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WVU recognized with national award for undergraduate research

Efforts from the West Virginia University Office of Undergraduate Research to connect undergraduate students with research opportunities and faculty mentors are being recognized nationally by the Council on Undergraduate Research with its Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments.

Announced on March 11, the award recognizes institutions with exemplary programs that provide high quality and collaborative research experiences for undergraduates.

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WVU students to present at Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol

Sixty-five West Virginia University students representing the Morgantown and Beckley campuses will participate in Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol from 8 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, in Charleston.

Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol provides students the opportunity to present their original scholarly works during a poster session and to talk with legislators about their findings. More than 115 student researchers from eight institutions will present in the areas of creative arts, education, health sciences, humanities, STEM and social and behavioral sciences.

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Fall 2024 Symposium Winners

2024 Fall Symposium

On Saturday, December 7, the Office of Undergraduate Research hosted our Seventh Annual Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Mountainlair on the WVU Downtown Campus. A huge congratulations to our category winners and runners-up below, and an enormous thanks to all our presenters, mentors, judges, and attendees who made this symposium such a success!

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WVU Student Editors Publish MURR Fall 2024

WVU Student Editors Publish MURR, Vol 9, Fall 2024 Academic Year

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A compilation of undergraduate research being conducted at WVU is now available in Volume 9 of Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review. In this edition of WVU's student-led undergraduate research journal, you'll find the following papers:

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