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Historian uncovers untold story of early defense contractor, Methodist leader
From rags to riches, an unknown immigrant was a catalyst for industrialization and religion alike in the United States.
Talking twang
Study examines how dialect impacts learning in Appalachian classrooms
Put some putty on it
Chemistry professor exploring use of putty to collect gun residue samples
Echoes discovered in chemical reactions
Echoes exist in many forms: reflections of sound
in acoustics, signal reflections in telecommunication frequencies, even
Amazon’s new “smart” speaker.
WVU helps find origins of mysterious, ultra-powerful bursts in space
You can’t see it, but billions of light years away cosmic flash bulbs are popping and no one knows why.
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.
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.
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
Sociologist releases first in-depth examination of rural police's gun control views
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.