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Articles for the month of January 2018

Kristyn Lizbinksi, a doctoral student studying biology at West Virginia University.

When science and art collide

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WVU biology student wins first place in national science photo contest

Author Dennis Hinrichsen

Author Dennis Hinrichsen to give reading as Virginia Butts Sturm Writer-in-Residence

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Author Dennis Hinrichsen will give a reading as the West Virginia University Department of English’s2017-18 Virginia Butts Sturm Writer-in-Residence. He will read on Monday, Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the WVU Downtown Library’s Milano Reading Room. 

A West Virginia University researcher is uncovering how firearm evidence and latent fingerprint evidence helps solve crimes by finding the “perfect match.” If a cartridge case was found at a crime scene, the investigator will compare cartridge cases to determine if they originated from a specific firearm. Keith Morris, the Ming Hsieh Distinguished Professor of Forensic and Investigative Science, focuses on the variability in the impressions that are created on the cartridge case from a particular firearm.

It's a match

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WVU forensic and investigative science professor researching connection between fingerprints and firearms

Geoffrey Hilsabeck

Department of English to host reading by instructor Geoffrey Hilsabeck

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The  WVU Department of English will host a reading by Geoffrey Hilsabeck on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the  WVU Downtown Library’s Milano Reading Room. 

West Virginia University sophomore Shaniyah Jasper, a women’s and gender studies major with a minor in law and legal studies, aspires to help improve the everyday lives of women around the world. The Iselin, New Jersey native traveled to Uganda during the winter recess to advocate for women’s rights and educate them about HIV/AIDS prevention. She talked with us about her volunteer experience and her plans for the future.

Shape Your Destiny: Shaniyah Jasper

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West Virginia University sophomore Shaniyah Jasper, a women’s and gender studies major with a minor in law and legal studies, aspires to help improve the everyday lives of women around the world. The Iselin, New Jersey native traveled to Uganda during the winter recess to advocate for women’s rights and teach about HIV/AIDS prevention. She talked with us about her volunteer experience and her plans for the future. 

Jonathan Cumming has always been interested in plants and the way they grow. A professor of biology at West Virginia University, it all started when he was growing plants in his house as a child and, years later, he chose to focus his career on identifying specific plants and how they thrive in different types of soil. Today, he is studying willow and poplar trees by analyzing their differential sensitivity to soils that are left behind after mining by using the inductively-coupled plasma emission spectrometer, or ICP, which will allow researchers to analyze elemental profiles of samples. The ICP is used not only to analyze plant genotypes to determine their metals and nutrients, but to analyze soils and water samples as well and can support research by faculty and students across the Department.

Regrowth

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WVU biologist to use reclaimed mines for plant growth

Gwen Bergner

WVU's Eberly College announces 2017-18 Outstanding Teacher Award recipients

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The  Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University has named four recipients of the 2017-18 Outstanding Teacher Award: Gwen Bergner, Ned Flagg, Krystal Frazier and Carrie Rishel.

Pettus

Shape Your Destiny: Holly Pettus

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The thrill of volcanoes led West Virginia University senior Holly Pettus to a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of Hawaii this summer. 

West Virginia University is an increasingly diverse place to learn, and our future will continue to see a growth in that diversity. Our students come from every county in West Virginia, all 50 states and over 100 countries around the world. WVU is aware of the differences this diversity fosters in its student body, and has several programs in place to bring all of its students together to form one WVU. As part of that diversity, dialects from Newark, New Jersey and Mingo County, West Virginia, come into contact at WVU, as do languages from different continents and different language families. To celebrate this diversity, linguistics professor Kirk Hazen and journalism professor Mary Kay McFarland have created WVU Voices. This mini-documentary is designed to educate the WVU community and beyond to create a more knowledgeable, appreciative and welcoming environment on campus. Language variation affects every person, and this video aims to bring those differences to light in a positive way. With the help of the Gabriel Brothers, Inc. Faculty Awards Program, we hope WVU Voices will foster a diverse culture in Morgantown, West Virginia and further the mission of WVU.

Voices of WVU

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Department of English's West Virginia Dialect Project launches 'WVU Voices' documentary

Paul Cassak

WVU’s Eberly College announces 2017-18 Public Service Award recipients

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The  Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University has named three recipients of the 2017-18 Outstanding Public Service Award: Paul Cassak, Amy Herschell and Amy Keesee.