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WVU researchers to study Fallout 76 gamers' perceptions of West Virginia
Through the coming weeks, video gamers will be blasting away mutated monsters, exploring nuked country roads and rebuilding America, a noble duty that begins in virtual West Virginia.

WVU anthropology student to present research at 117th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association
Wheeling, West Virginia, native London Orzolek will present her research on first-generation college students at the 117th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association on Thursday, Nov. 15 in San Jose, California. Orzolek is a West Virginia University senior studying anthropology and women’s and gender studies with a minor in development studies. She is also the president and founder of the WVU Anthropology Club and a member of the Pi Beta Phi women’s fraternity, the honors society Order of Omega, anthropology honors society Lambda Alpha and the Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology Association, a WVU student organization. In celebration of National First-Generation College Student Day, she sat down with us to discuss her research and plans for the future.

Life without lead
WVU anthropologist researches lead contamination in Uruguay

Not ‘just for kids’: WVU communication studies professor researches the interactivity of video games
WVU communication studies professor researches the interactivity of video games

Is every neuron a unique snowflake? WVU biology student studies organizing principles of neuron diversity
WVU biology student studies organizing principles of neuron diversity

Air Force funds WVU research on morality in human-robot interactions
“The mediator between the head and the hands must be the heart,” says Maria, the working class advocate-turned machine in Fritz Lang’s 1927 film, “Metropolis.”

WVU researchers linking Clean Air Act to soil composition
A team of West Virginia University researchers are investigating the impact of the Clean Air Act on soil and tree growth in the eastern U.S.

WVU researchers focus on school-based healthcare in Appalachia
Hindered by access to high-quality healthcare, West Virginia children demonstrate some of the worst health outcomes in the nation.

WVU advances technology and transparency to shale gas in new MSEEL site
Improving shale energy productivity and reducing the environmental footprint of the natural gas industry are the goals of a West Virginia University partnership at a second Marcellus Shale Energy and Environmental Labto be located in western Monongalia County.

WVU geology student researching “world of the past”
Before he was rafting 40 miles down a river in Alaska and sailing in the South China Sea, West Virginia University student Ben Johnson was an engineering major at Michigan State University. However, he quickly realized that engineering was not for him. Recognizing the combination of taking an introductory geology course and his love of being outside, Johnson knew a geology major would be the right fit for him.