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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, Thursday in the Downtown Library’s Robinson Reading Room.

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Humanities Center Flourishing within WVU Libraries

A poet laureate, an author and a rapper walked into a library — it’s not a joke. It’s the new normal since the WVU Humanities Center became part of WVU Libraries in fall 2022.

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Nieman Returns to the Scene

The break-in at the Watergate Hotel led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. A few years later, Valerie Nieman found herself heading to Morgantown to explore opportunities at the Reed College of Media.

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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 selected Lilly Adkins, a junior double majoring in painting and sculpture, and Kieah Hamric, a sophomore majoring in graphic design, to receive theDean of Libraries’ Student Arts Award.

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WVRHC Receives Sixth NEH Grant to Digitize Historical Newspapers

The West Virginia and Regional History Center received a $162,155 grant — its sixth from the National Endowment for the Humanities — to continue digitizing newspapers published in West Virginia from 1791 to 1927.

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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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