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William Franko

New database to track millions of public policies

Policymakers, researchers and journalists alike will soon have access to roughly 4.2 million state government decisions in a single database. 

Marjorie Darrah

New technology coordinates drones in team missions

A West Virginia University mathematics researcher has developed an algorithm to mobilize unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in team missions. 

Nicholas Turiano

Psychologist explores connection between child abuse and mortality risk in women

A West Virginia University researcher is investigating links between child abuse and mortality risk in women.

Unpacking heat

Unpacking heat

Sociologist releases first in-depth examination of rural police's gun control views

Tamba M'bayo

Ebola survivors still face fear, stigma in Sierra Leone

The World Health Organization may have declared the most recent Ebola epidemic in West Africa over as of last March, but many people in Sierra Leone still find themselves segregated from their families and communities—a carryover of efforts to stop the spread of the highly contagious disease.

Micky Holcomb, Assistant Professor of Physics

Physicist explores science behind smartphones

The computer, and the devices that use them, are considered one of the biggest success stories of modern physics. 

WVU receives NEH grant to host publishing institutes

WVU receives NEH grant to host publishing institutes

In the ever-changing publishing landscape, multimedia publications are not without their growing pains.  

Thinking it Through: Refugees

Thinking it Through: Refugees

Hear what geography researcher Karen Culcasi found when she interviewed women in a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.

Astrophysicist part of team that has created most detailed map of Milky Way

Astrophysicist part of team that has created most detailed map of Milky Way

Hydrogen. Atomic number 1. It is the simplest and lightest element on the periodic table, but don’t be fooled by its humble appearance. With just a single proton and a single electron it is the most abundant element in the universe and has fueled star formation for the past 13 billion years.

Cheryl Ball

WVU to host International Open Access Week Oct. 24-30

West Virginia University is set to host the eighth annual International Open Access Week, Oct. 24-30.