
Writing for The State Journal, Kelly Merritt explores demand for native plants and turns to the Davis College’s Sven Verlinden, associate professor of horticulture, for expert opinion: “I’m not sure that there’s enough draw out there that growers should invest a lot of money in growing...

WBOY’s Walt Williams interviews Shawn Grushecky of WVU’s Appalachian Hardwood Center about the potential of forest biomass as a fuel source: “That’s a big advantage we have in this state: We have a lot of wood, and we have a lot of electrical generating capacity,” said Shawn Grushecky...

The Environmental Research Center (ERC) in the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design is hosting an environmental forum from 3 – 5 pm on Tuesday, Dec. ...

In The Daily Athenaeum, Samantha Cossick offers and overview of possible campus renovations: “If there’s one building on campus that you could look at today and say that we probably need to replace, it’s probably the (Agricultural Sciences) building,” [WVU Vice President for Adminis...

The WVU student chapter of the Society of American Foresters is holding their annual Christmas tree sale Nov. 30 through Dec. 13, or while supplies last. They will be available from 5-9 p.m. during the week; 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Saturdays; and 12-6 p.m. on Sundays at the Seneca Center. ...

The West Virginia University Poultry Judging Team recently hatched a fifth place win at the Annual U.S. Poultry & Egg Association National Poultry Judging Contest in Springdale, Ark...

Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences - WVU Residence halls to close Friday for Thanksgiving break

Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences - WVU Parents Club offering buses home for the holidays

Congratulations to forestry alum John W. Crites on being one of five individuals to be inducted into the 2009 West Virginia Business Hall of Fame Thursday, Nov. 19, in a ceremony to be held at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown: ...

Students are invited to learn more about the upcoming “Tropical Ecology Bahamas” summer course, to be led by Lee B. Kass, adjunct professor of biology in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences. The course, cross-listed as BIOL / PLSC 293, will run from May 16 to June 6, 2010. ...

Congratulations to Environmental Protection major Ben Davis on his win in the first top-rope climbing competition, sponsored by the WVU Student Rec Center. Kamala Gopalakrishnan covered the event for The Daily Athenaeum. Click here for the full story.

Two articles in today’s Daily Athenaeum feature WVU’s program in Fashion Design and Merchandising. ...

John Edwards, associate professor of wildlife and fisheries resources in West Virginia University’s Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, will examine “Hunting, Agriculture and the Domestication of Man” in his contribution to the Davis-Michael Seminar Series at 5 p.m. Wedn...








