Michael Virtanen, Associated PressSTEMWest Virginia U. Researchers Patent Method to Strengthen BuildingsMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University researchers have patented technology for reinforcing the T-shaped joints of concrete beams in buildings to better withstand shocks like earthquakes without breaking. Doctoral engineering student Praveen Majjigapu and his adviser, Professor Hota GangaRao, are co-inventors and share the two patents. At a demonstration Thursday for potential partners in an […]May 18, 2017Students1 in 3 West Virginia University Women Surveyed Report Being Sexually AssaultedMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Most students say they feel safe on West Virginia University’s main campus, but 1 in 3 women surveyed reported being sexually assaulted, and 10 percent of the female students responding said they’d been raped. Unfortunately, these numbers are roughly standard for college campuses across the United States, and are most likely under […]February 22, 2017Community CollegesReport Cites Need for NY College Support after Foster CareData show one-quarter of New York kids aging out of foster care will be homeless within four years, and half of them will be unemployed at 24.February 4, 2015Community CollegesNew York Says 13 Businesses Coming to Tax-Free CampusesNew York officials said Monday that 13 more businesses have agreed to expand to or locate in tax-free zones at colleges and universities across the state while committing to bring new jobs.December 29, 2014HomePlan for Columbia Expansion Into West Harlem Upheld by New York State CourtNew York’s top court on Thursday upheld a state redevelopment agency’s use of eminent domain so Columbia University can expand its Ivy League campus over 17 acres in West Harlem.June 24, 2010Page 1 of 1