Trailblazing NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson passed away at the age of 101. Johnson was a key member of a group of African-American women whose vital mathematical work helped lay the ...

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University is again laying down a wreath in honor of former alum and NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson. August 26th marks Katherine Johnson’s birthday and ...

NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson (2nd L) appears onstage with (L-R) actors Janelle Monae, Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer during the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland ...

President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former NASA mathematician Katherine G. Johnson during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., Nov. 24, 2015.

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. Her birthday, Aug. 26, is ...

West Virginia native and West Virginia State University alumna Katherine Johnson played a pivotal role in NASA's missions to put men in space and on the moon. West Virginia State University President ...