By Dana HantelNewsroom@DominionPost.com Hannah and Marina Maxwell, sisters and WVU students, have chosen career paths that involve agriculture. Hannah is studying animal and nutritional sciences, and while […]
Environment
Passion for clean products gets taken to the next level
I started picking products with care when I was pregnant. I researched everything: laundry detergent, shampoo, sunscreen, car seats and beyond for harmful chemical contents. I already […]
Livestock lessons: Fowler on food security
By Dana HantelNewsroom@DominionPost.com The Monongalia County fair is canceled this year, but the Youth Livestock Show and Auction will go on. These events, set for Friday and […]
DIY Greenhouse
By Aldona BirdNewsroom@DominionPost.com While summer gardens are in full swing, autumn seedlings may just be popping up. Whether you are planting new things or wanting to protect […]
Students study climate change
WVU Today Experiences in undergraduate research and cultural exchange begun during their time at West Virginia University have changed the trajectory of two Morgantown residents, both recent […]
What’s Blooming at WVBG
By David P. Davis Newsroom@DominionPost.com This week at the West Virginia Botanic Garden, 1061 Tyrone Road, we take a diversion from showy blooms and kept garden beds […]
Faculty receive $125,000 to tap into water research issues
WVU Today Four West Virginia University researchers will take strategic approaches to studying the Mountain State’s vast water resources from aquatic life to the economic effects of […]
Season’s fruits taste better
Peach season is here! The best part of eating seasonally is how produce ripening in my garden or a local farm becomes extra special. I eat as […]
Thursday storms bring flash floods, damage to area
A downpour of rain in the Morgantown area on Thursday night turned Patteson Drive into the Patteson River for the second time in six weeks and caused […]
Retired plant pathologist donates tomato seeds
WVU Today For 71 years, one West Virginia University plant pathologist has tinkered with the tomato, turning over multiple iterations resistant to blight and other vegetable diseases. […]
