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WVU biology student connects sense of smell to brain diseases
Studying how insects’ wing movements affect their sense of smell has the potential to explain underlying causes of disorders like schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease and shortness of breath, according to new research from West Virginia University.
WVU biology student uses Appalachian forests to improve future climate predictions
A West Virginia University student is using Appalachian forests to improve predictions of future climate change.
The aftermath of conflict
WVU sociology professor studies post-conflict Iraq reconstruction
WVU English professor awarded prestigious Carnegie fellowship
West Virginia University English professor Stephanie Foote has been named one of the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Fellows for her work related to cultural production in and around the Anthropocene, the geological epoch in which human activity has had a global effect on Earth’s climate and environment.
History professor awarded fellowship from American Council of Learned Societies
Macabe Keliher, assistant professor of history at West Virginia University, was recently awarded a Henry Luce Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies Program in China Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship.
WVU student researching effects of reproductive politics on West Virginia women
West Virginia University junior Ashley Brash is researching the effects of reproductive politics on women in West Virginia.
Popp receives prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Brian Popp, assistant professor of chemistry at West Virginia University, has been awarded the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER award.
Microwave chemistry research heats up at WVU
Similar to how microwave ovens heat soup but not the bowl, researchers at West Virginia University are exploring the possibility of heating one solution component selectively over others in chemical reactions.
Researchers call for more science in forensic science
As a critical component to the administration of justice, researchers are calling for more science in forensic science.
WVU creating pathways to flexible humanities degrees, careers
As West Virginia seeks to re-imagine its future both economically and culturally, new skills beyond technical training will be necessary to generate innovative paths forward.