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The Department of Physics and Astronomy at West Virginia University received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund the new Center for Kinetic Experiment, Theory and Integrated Computation (KINETIC) Physics.

WVU physicists receive $2 million for new plasma physics center

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The Department of Physics and Astronomy at West Virginia University received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund the new Center for Kinetic Experiment, Theory and Integrated Computation Physics.

This summer West Virginia 4-H campers learned about the first people to inhabit what is today the Mountain State. West Virginia University’s Native American Studies Program partnered with WVU Extension Service to host a Native American Eastern Woodland cultural expert at county 4-H camps in June.

West Virginia 4-H youth experience Eastern Woodland Indian traditions

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This summer West Virginia 4-H campers learned about the first people to inhabit what is today the Mountain State. 

How do we make ethical decisions? Some schools of thought in philosophy propose following a system of morals or beliefs. Existentialism, on the other hand, suggests every person has the freedom—and responsibility—to choose the most ethical way to live. This spirit steered all 15 presentations at the inaugural International Summer Conference in Continental Ethics, hosted at West Virginia University from June 19 to 22, 2019, and sponsored jointly by WVU’s Department of Philosophy and the Emmanuel Levinas Centre at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in Kaunas, Lithuania.

A philosophy that puts ethics into everyone's hands

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How do we make ethical decisions? 

As new West Virginia University Provost Maryanne Reed steps into her role this week, she has announced several appointments in the Office of the Provost that speak to her commitment to establishing a dynamic leadership team that proactively addresses critical institutional needs. Effective immediately, Reed said, Melissa Latimer will serve as associate provost for faculty development and culture, a new position designed to support and develop faculty and to prepare them for leadership roles. Evan Widders will serve as associate provost for undergraduate education and will lead both retention efforts and the development of new academic programs. Lou Slimak will serve as assistant provost for curriculum, assessment and accreditation.

WVU provost announces strategic leadership roles to better serve faculty and students

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As new  West Virginia University Provost Maryanne Reed steps into her role this week, she has announced several appointments in the  Office of the Provost that speak to her commitment to establishing a dynamic leadership team that proactively addresses critical institutional needs. 

West Virginia University chemist Kung Wang is an architect. Not the kind that builds houses – one that designs molecules. Wang is constructing a synthetic pathway to creating new molecular templates for growing carbon nanotubes. Supported by a nearly $500,000 award from the National Science Foundation, Wang and his research team are creating short segments of carbon nanotube compounds, honeycomb-shaped tubes that are the foundation for applications in nanotechnology and for conducting electricity.

WVU chemist is a molecular architect

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West Virginia University chemist Kung Wang is an architect. Not the kind that builds houses – one that designs molecules. 

Growing up riding four-wheelers and collecting rocks near her grandparents’ cabin in the valleys wedged between the Rocky Mountains, Shelby Isom’s childhood was an adventure. Always on the hunt for the perfect sphere- and heart-shaped rocks, she loved being in nature. But she never expected she would turn that passion for the outdoors into a career. But that became her reality as a geology Ph.D. student at West Virginia University, where she has spent many hours scaling volcanoes and leading undergraduate students on field trips.

Trekking to the top

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Growing up riding four-wheelers and collecting rocks near her grandparents’ cabin in the valleys wedged between the Rocky Mountains, Shelby Isom’s childhood was an adventure. Always on the hunt for the perfect sphere- and heart-shaped rocks, she loved being in nature. But she never expected she would turn that passion for the outdoors into a career. 

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New Center for Women’s and Gender Studies leadership expanding research and curriculum at WVU

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New leadership in West Virginia University’s Center for Women’s and Gender Studies is expanding research and teaching initiatives surrounding gender diversity and social justice. 

Postdoctoral Research Associate – Department of Forensic and Investigative Science

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Job Number: 12119

Researchers from West Virginia University are preserving the memories of a coal community through oral history and photography. Supported by a grant from the WVU Humanities Center, the research team used historical images from the West Virginia and Regional History Center’s online photographs database, West Virginia History OnView, to document the history of the Scott’s Run community in Monongalia County.

Keeping the memories alive

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WVU researchers preserve the memories of Scott's Run through new oral history project.

A West Virginia University graduate student is investigating how soils store carbon in ecosystems around the world to understand the impact of climate change.

WVU biology student to investigate the role of soils in climate change across global ecosystems

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A West Virginia University graduate student is investigating how soils store carbon in ecosystems around the world to understand the impact of climate change.