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School of Social Work receives federal funding to address opioid addiction
Social workers at West Virginia University are leading the way in opioid treatment and prevention in West Virginia, where overdose rates are the highest in the U.S.
WVU political scientist wins Virginia Gray Best Book Award
During the Progressive Era and the Great Depression, the states led the fight against economic challenges. According to new research from West Virginia University, it is likely that the U.S. will once again have to rely on the states to address today’s massive gap between the rich and the poor.
WVU biology student receives NASA grant to study the brain
Kaylynn Coates, a doctoral student in the West Virginia University Department of Biology, has received a grant from the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium to study how serotonin neurons are regulated in the brain.
WVU physicist receives prestigious NSF CAREER Award
In the heat of the space race in 1958 between the United States and the Soviet Union, James Van Allen discovered Earth’s radiation belt. The belt is located at 500 to 60,000 kilometers above Earth’s surface and is populated with energetic “killer” electrons that create a hazardous environment for satellites and other spacecrafts operating within this zone.
WVU professors bring the scientific community closer to understanding binary star mergers
Imagine only knowing 15 people in the world, and as you discover more people, your knowledge expands. Scientists studying our galaxy face something similar as they make discoveries that build our understanding of the universe.
WVU biology student links Clean Air Act to red spruce recovery in Appalachia
A dramatic recovery of red spruce trees in the central Appalachian Mountains led West Virginia University researchers to pursue the driving factors behind improved forest health.
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.