Eberly News
Eberly chemist makes insect wing discovery that could advance technology
The key to insect success may be their wings. That’s what West Virginia University researcher Terry Gullion, professor of chemistry in the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, has learned by studying the chemical composition of insect wings — something that has not been examined in detail until now.
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Sweet named recipient of WVU Distinction in Graduate Research Mentoring Award
Tim Sweet, Eberly Family Distinguished Professor of American Literature in the Department of English, has been named the recipient of the Faculty Award for Distinction in Graduate Research Mentoring.
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WVU researchers using virtual reality gaming to address behavioral health care workforce shortage
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Virtual reality games are a good form of entertainment and relaxation, but for this team of West Virginia University School of Social Work researchers, virtual reality gamification is being used as a launchpad to careers in behavioral health.
Jamie Shinn and WVU research team exploring how West Virginians bounce back after disastrous flooding
A team of West Virginia University researchers is studying resiliency in flood-devastated communities with support from the National Science Foundation by delving into lessons learned from one of the deadliest West Virginia floods in recent memory.
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Eberly College and Center for Resilient Communities will Foster Collaboration and Strengthen Community-engaged Research Efforts
The West Virginia
University Eberly College of Arts and Sciences has expanded the role of its
Center for Resilient Communities to support college-wide efforts that foster
community-engaged research with undergraduate students, graduate students and
faculty.
WVU researchers envision police as community partners, not adversaries
West Virginia University sociologists James Nolan and Henry Brownstein hope to shift the primary focus of policing from law enforcement activities, such as making arrests and seizing large quantities of guns and drugs, to helping residents create the conditions in their communities where crime and violence are less likely to thrive.
![WVU Biology Professor Kevin Daly stands in his laboratory where he researches brain circuits. Daly was awarded $1.6 million from the National Science Foundation to expand his area of research.](/files/d7caf982-8c91-4659-9618-2b2b18fb4ac0/400x.webp?cb=9fba7b5187c9f70cc9c4b63df367f9aa)
WVU researcher making sense of brain circuits with $1.6M NSF grant
WVU researcher making sense of brain circuits with $1.6M NSF grant
Chemistry professor receives $500,000 from National Science Foundation to develop portable diagnostic devices
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A research project led by
Dr. Peng Li, assistant professor of chemistry in the Eberly College of Arts
and Sciences, received $500,000 in continuing grant funding from the National Science
Foundation (NSF).
WVU researcher makes magnetic reconnection breakthrough, may help predict space weather
A West Virginia University postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Physics and Astronomy has made a breakthrough in the study of magnetic reconnection, which could prevent space storms from wreaking havoc on the Earth’s satellite and power grid systems.
New WVU bioenergy model provides reduced-carbon renewable energy source
An innovative bioenergy model developed at West Virginia University called “FUN-BioCROP” will help farmers better man age production while also boosting a renewable energy source that will not increase atmospheric carbon dioxide.