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WVU to strengthen land-grant mission and engagement

A collage of photos showing young people participating in summer camps, fire service training and doing research.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A shared mission to serve the people of West Virginia and expertise in areas such as agriculture, natural resources, youth development, health and safety, community development and engagement will serve as the foundation for a new unit at West Virginia University composed of the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design and WVU Extension.

WVU programs and activities on display at the State Fair

A young man with a ballcap helps a child with a catapult STEM activity with rubber bricks.

The best of West Virginia University and WVU Extension will be on full display during the 2023 State Fair of West Virginia.

WVU Extension sets record for “world’s largest gardening lesson” at Morgantown baseball game

Sherry Weaver teaches the world's largest gardening lesson on July 28, 2023 at the Monongalia County Ballpark. (Brian Bornes/WVU Extension)

WVU students – on and off campus – to benefit from gifts from Farm Credit of the Virginias

Three to four students sitting in a class room listening to a lecture.

WVU Extension attempting world record at Morgantown baseball game

Sherry Weaver, Grow This Has Talent winner, in her garden.

WVU Extension Safety and Health awarded first of its kind endowment for workforce development

West Virginia University Extension Safety and Health received its first endowment to establish scholarship assistance for individuals seeking to obtain advanced certifications in safety and health. Nancy Valentine Harper of Rivesville, West Virginia, pledged a portion of her estate to support scholarships and a training room at WVU Extension’s Safety and Health at One Waterfront Place.

WVU 4-H’ers continue program’s success at national land judging competition

West Virginia University Extension 4-H teams have a long history of earning top honors in the national land judging and homesite evaluation competitions. In May, a team of Monroe County youths continued that legacy by winning the national champion title at the National Land Judging and Homesite Evaluation Contest in Oklahoma.

WVU Jackson’s Mill partners with BHE GT&S to add river access ramps for safer outdoor recreation

Two young boys smiling while paddling a canoe in the river.

West Virginia University Jackson’s Mill has offered outdoor recreation opportunities to youth for years, but their access to the river that runs along the campus has been limited. However, through a recent partnership, they were able to add two new river access ramps, increasing these opportunities significantly.

Endowed fund advances cultural heritage studies at WVU 4-H state camps

Ryan Brandenburg and two other string band players perform on the porch of the Dining Hall at WVU Jackson's Mill.

Thanks to the help of many generous donors, longtime West Virginia University Extension 4-H club leader Stacy Fint’s legacy will live on through new cultural heritage experiences for young West Virginians attending state 4-H camps.

Rocket scientist credits 4-H in discovering her lifelong passion

Dirt 4-H club meeting doing a Lego robotics activity

Adams is a graduate of the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources with a dual bachelor’s degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering and a master’s degree in aerospace engineering, but her interest in rocketry started long before that at a 4-H club when she was only nine years old.

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