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INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) concluded a historic 2026 Fiscal Year on June 30, 2026, achieving record-breaking fundraising

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West Virginia State University (WVSU) concluded a historic 2026 Fiscal Year on June 30, 2026, achieving record-breaking fundraising results that translated directly into greater scholarship opportunities for students. 

August 12, 2026

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) concluded a historic 2026 Fiscal Year on June 30, 2026, achieving record-breaking fundraising results that translated directly into greater scholarship opportunities for students.  In all 444 scholarship awards were received by 340 students…

A highlight this year of the Kanawha County Healthy Grandfamilies program was the launch of the Grandfamilies Storytelling Podcast, produced in partnership with the WVSU Economic Development Center in Charleston, in which grandparents and grandchildren interviewed one another in an oral-history format.

August 11, 2026

INSTITUTE, W.Va.— This spring and summer, West Virginia State University’s (WVSU) Kanawha County Healthy Grandfamilies program experienced a season of growth, connection and positive impact, supporting grandparents and other relative caregivers raising the next generation.  The county-based initia…

Dr. Sanju Sanjaya

August 3, 2026

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — Researchers at West Virginia State University (WVSU) are investigating the biochemical limitations of C3 crop photosynthesis, the process by which plants use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of glucose. The work was published in the July e…

 West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service will launch the Future Ready Youth Series, a free workforce and career readiness initiative designed for middle school students. The series will open with Career Discovery Camp, scheduled for August 5 and August 8, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on WVSU’s Institute campus. 

July 27, 2026

INSTITUTE, W.Va.— West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service will launch the Future Ready Youth Series, a free workforce and career readiness initiative designed for middle school students. The series will open with Career Discovery Camp, scheduled for August 5 and August 8, 2026, from…

WVSU Communications Specialist Alisha Jarrett, Director of Communications Matt Browning, and Graphic Designer Sean Fuller received three awards in the Association for Communications Excellence’s annual Critique & Awards Program for projects promoting WVSU Extension Service.

June 26, 2026

INSTITUTE, W.Va.— Multiple West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service marketing projects have won awards from the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Life and Human Sciences, the national association for communications professionals worki…

(From left) WVSU 4-H Extension Educators Linzie Farmer and Christine Kinder receive an award from Tina Cowger, WVAE4-HYPD President and WVU 4-H Extension Agent.

June 25, 2026

INSTITUTE, W.Va.— West Virginia State University 4-H (WVSU 4-H) demonstrated its leadership in youth development by securing multiple first-place awards at the 2026 West Virginia Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals (WVAE4-HYDP) Spring Conference. WVSU 4-H Educators Linzie…

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