WVU Libraries unveils Kittie Blakemore portrait
West Virginia University Libraries unveiled a portrait of Virginia “Kittie” Blakemore, the first coach of the WVU’s women’s basketball team.
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WVRHC to celebrate West Virginia Day June 20
The West Virginia & Regional History Center invites the public to celebrate West Virginia Day with a program on West Virginia folklore and the opening of a new exhibit at 2 p.m. June 20.
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Graduate Student Exhibit Award submissions open through June 30
As part of its mission, the Art in the Libraries Committee seeks to highlight the art and scholarship of graduate students.
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WVRHC hosting open house for “Women Making History” exhibit May 17
The WVRHC extends an open invitation to commemorate the closing of “Women Making History: Showcasing the West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection” from 2-4 p.m. Friday, May 17.
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WVU Libraries to unveil Regina Charon portrait
WVU Libraries will unveil a portrait of Regina Charon, a pioneering civil rights attorney and role model for women entering the legal profession, from 4-6 p.m. Friday, May 3, in the Robinson Reading Room.
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Acclaimed novelist Jayne Anne Phillips to speak at Downtown Library
The West Virginia and Regional History Center will host internationally acclaimed writer Jayne Anne Phillips at 7 p.m. April 12 in the Milano Room in WVU’s Downtown Campus Library.
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An Evening with Jeffrey Cyphers Wright: Poet, Publisher, Puppeteer
Join the West Virginia and Regional History Center for an evening with poet and publisher Jeffrey Cyphers Wright at 6:30 p.m. April 9 in the Milano Room in West Virginia University’s Downtown Library.
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Perspectives: Curating the WVU Libraries Exhibitions + Artificial Intelligence in Your Life
As the curator of the upcoming exhibition at WVU Libraries exploring Artificial Intelligence (AI), I am excited to invite the WVU community to be a part of this transformative endeavor.
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Celebrate Women’s History Month at the West Virginia and Regional History Center
Join us as we celebrate Women’s History Month at the West Virginia and Regional History Center at WVU Libraries. The public is invited to view the exhibition, “Women Making History: Showcasing the West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection."
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Health Sciences Library hosting exhibit on African Americans in Civil War medicine
The Health Sciences Library is hosting a National Library of Medicine traveling exhibit titled “Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine.”
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Health Sciences Library hosting Art Therapy exhibit
The Health Sciences Library is hosting an exhibit titled “The Art of an Art Therapist” through August. Working as an art therapist involves creative counseling approaches utilizing various art media to help clients.
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WVU Humanities Center to host lecture on composer Hector Berlioz
The West Virginia University Humanities Center is proud to support a public lecture by 2023-2024 Humanities Center Fellow Jennifer Walker on April 4 from 4:30-6 p.m. in the Evansdale Library, Room 234.
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The West Virginia University Humanities Center is proud to present a panel discussion, titled “Listening to and Learning from WV Artists: Taking on Community-Engaged, Collaborative Research in The Humanities” on March 28 from 4-6 p.m.
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WVU Libraries to host artist and book collector
Artist Mary Kay Watson will discuss her art and book collection at the opening of her exhibit, “An Artist and Her Books: The Mary Kay Watson Collection,” at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, in the Milano Room in WVU’s Downtown Library.
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Art in the Libraries seeking input on AI exhibit
The WVU Art in the Libraries committee is seeking input on an exhibit titled “Artificial Intelligence: Shaping Futures, Impacting Lives” to launch in August 2025.
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Two students receive Dean of Libraries’ Student Arts Award
The Art in the Libraries Committee and Dean of Libraries Karen Diaz awarded Sara Haggerty and Kamara Townes with the 2023 Dean of Libraries’ Student Arts Award.
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Humanities Center to host Humanities Center Fellow Dr. Karen Culcasi
The WVU Humanities Center will welcome Dr. Karen Culcasi, a Humanities Center Fellow, for a discussion of her new book, “Displacing Territory: Syrian and Palestinian Refugees in Jordan,” on Feb. 1 in the Downtown Library’s Milano Room.
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Neal Museum opens “White Coat” exhibit
A new temporary exhibit, “The Tradition of the White Coat,” is now on display at the William A. Neal Museum of the Health Sciences.
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Neal Museum opens exhibit on the resilience of WV’s healthcare workers
Neal Museum invited West Virginia healthcare workers to submit objects that represented their personal story of resilience and avoiding burnout. The resulting exhibit, “Getting Through: Healthcare Worker Resilience in West Virginia,” is now on display.
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West Virginia is a Fixed Fact
"West Virginia is a Fixed Fact." The line comes from a journal belonging to Waitman T. Willey, a founding father and one of the Mountain State’s first U.S. senators.
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Hacking the Library
The hacker ethos in the positive sense is about the ability to deconstruct and reconstruct information systems. Hacking starts with reconceptualizing libraries. Libraries are now beyond the book.
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