Eberly News

WVU receives $8.2 million software gift from LMKR for energy geology coursework and research
LMKR, an international petroleum technology company, has partnered with West Virginia University to expand student and faculty access to industry-leading software.

WVU psychologists receive NIH award to seek cures for chronic traumatic brain injuries
With more than 2.8 million occurring annually, traumatic brain injuries are one of the most pressing challenges facing the medical community.

WVU students studying climate change effects in nature through national research program
Three West Virginia University graduate students spent the 2018-2019 academic year as Graduate Student Climate Adaptation Partners scholars. They developed a digital library and webinar series based on their climate change research.

Four WVU professors awarded Fulbright grants
Four West Virginia University faculty members, all in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, have received grants from the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program to conduct research abroad.

WVU student using trip abroad to further health campaign research
West Virginia University student Kylie Wilson is using her research on health campaigns to improve the lives of individuals who suffer from mental illness.
Two Eberly College faculty honored with newly-expanded award for undergraduate research mentoring
West Virginia University’s Office of the Provost has announced the recipients of the 2019 Faculty Award for Distinction in Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, expanded this year to honor faculty members in four categories: behavioral and social sciences, biosciences and health sciences, humanities and the arts, and physical sciences and technology.
Maxon named recipient of WVU’s inaugural outstanding graduate research mentoring award
Robert Maxon , professor in West Virginia University’s Department of History, has been named the recipient of the inaugural Faculty Award for Outstanding Graduate Research Mentoring for his work with PhD students studying African History.

Pay gap for women social work faculty continues nationwide
Even in a profession where women are the majority, social work faculty women continue to earn less than their male counterparts, according to new research from West Virginia University.

WVU revs up computer resources to help move region forward
West Virginia University , in partnership with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, announced Tuesday the creation of one of the state’s most powerful computer clusters to help power research and innovation statewide. The announcement came as the University kicked off its inaugural Research Week celebration.
WVU physicist named Cottrell Scholar
Weichao Tu, an assistant professor of physics in the WVU Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been named a 2019 Cottrell Scholar. She has received $100,000 in funding alongside the award to further her development of a new space science learning module.