Eberly News

Communication studies students promote law enforcement motor vehicle safety
With motor vehicle incidents as a leading cause of on-the-job police officer deaths, communication studies students at West Virginia University put their skills to work to develop and test motor vehicle safety messages with law enforcement officers across the nation.

The “H” word: fighting negative language stereotypes in Appalachia
WVU linguistics expert Kirk Hazen advises filmmakers on stigma surrounding Appalachian dialects
WVU Eberly College announces new School of Social Work director
Deana Morrow named new director of WVU School of Social Work
Making health care more human
WVU launches medical humanities and health studies minor

WVU researchers help detect gravitational waves for the third time; confirm new population of black holes
West Virginia University researchers were part of a team that detected gravitational waves for the third time since 2015, once again confirming Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity.
WVU Core Arboretum hosts summer nature series beginning June 6
Local and regional experts on a variety of topics will speak at the WVU Core Arboretum this summer as part of its new Nature Connection Series.
Evaluating research ethics
Study finds most universities lack best practices in NSF-mandated research integrity plans

West Virginia Writers' Workshop expands focus to health and healing
In the midst of ongoing 21st century health care challenges, authors are supporting patient care and overcoming discrepancies in doctor-patient communication through narrative medicine.