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It Starts at State – Sam Holdren and Stephen Hanson
Sam Holdren, classes of 2001 and 2002, and Stephen Hanson It’s often the most familiar…
It Starts at State – Bruce Whitten
Bruce Whitten, Class of 2019 Bruce Whitten didn’t expect to start on a journey to…
Eva Sullivan
Eva Sullivan is a junior Agriculture Business major here at WVSU! Eva is heavily involved…
It Starts at State – Rachel Hicks
Rachel Hicks, Class of 2016 Rachel Hicks is happy to tell her STATE story, and…
It Starts at State – Hannah Mazon
 Hannah Mazon’s start toward a biology degree began with an entirely different goal in mind….
It Starts at State – Cedrick Farmer
Cedrick Farmer, CLASS OF 2019 Cedrick Farmer isn’t sure how many of his family members…
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September 4, 2026
INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) has been awarded a $398,000 grant from the United States Department of Interior National Park Service (NPS) as part of a program to assist in the preservation of properties included on the National Register of Historic Places. The funds…
September 3, 2026
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — Researchers at West Virginia State University (WVSU) have uncovered a previously unrecognized relationship between two primary energy reserves in the Arabidopsis plant: starch and oils. The study, conducted in collaboration with Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, w…
August 27, 2026
INSTITUTE, W.Va.—West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service has launched a demonstration garden site on the University’s Institute campus, serving as a venue for hands-on agricultural, environmental and garden workshops. The site is designed to showcase for people the kinds of agricul…
August 24, 2026
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host a Katherine Johnson Day Observance on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 11 a.m. at the site of her statue on campus. Aug. 26 was Johnson’s birthday and the day has previously been declared Katherine Johnson Day in West Virginia by the state…
August 21, 2026
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (WVSU) Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding Dr. Padma Nimmakayala has received a Distinguished Service Award from the American Society for Horticultural Science’s Plant Biotechnology Professional Interest Group. The award is in recognition of Nim…
August 17, 2026
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service recently partnered with Huntington Community Church to deliver nutrition education to more than 140 young people attending summer camp at the A.D. Lewis Community Center in Huntington. Centered on the theme “You Are What…