WVSU faculty, staff and students gathered around the statue of Johnson on campus Monday for the annual wreath laying ceremony. WVSU President Ericke Cage said honoring Katherine every year is a ...

A statue of Johnson stands on WVSU’s campus. Her birthday, Aug. 26, is dedicated to celebrate the trailblazer. West Virginia mathematician Katherine Johnson honored with Congressional Gold Medal ...

A new project is giving a more prominent location to a nearly forgotten monument of an important local historical figure.

A statue of Benjamin Franklin stands in the atrium of Ben Franklin High School in New Orleans. Beyond the statue is a poster welcoming students to the Katherine Johnson campus. The Orleans Parish ...

DAYTON, Ohio — A West Virginia State University alumna that made her mark on the space industry will be inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame. Mathematician Katherine Johnson played a ...

Katherine Johnson took the stage with the stars of "Hidden Figures." — -- Katherine Johnson, one of the NASA research mathematicians portrayed in the Oscar-nominated film "Hidden Figures ...

Katherine Johnson was a brilliant mathematician whose calculations helped NASA send astronauts to the Moon. Despite facing racial and gender barriers, she excelled, proving that talent and ...

It’s not every day you can live long enough to literally see a statue built in your honor, but that was just the kind of birthday weekend NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson had. Johnson turned 100 ...

Recently work began on moving the Harry L. Johnson monument that sits next to Your Home Public Library in Johnson City. When the project is complete, the statue will be close to its original ...

West Virginia University President Ericke Cage traveled to the Capitol to celebrate with Johnson's family Wednesday. A statue of Johnson stands on WVSU’s campus.