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In 2008, the Department of Physics and Astronomy partnered with Jilin University in China on nanoscience research as part of a National Science Foundation grant. Students and faculty traveled to China for two months to work collaboratively at the State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials.

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

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.

When our students aren’t in the classroom, they’re learning in the real world. Because sometimes it’s these experiences that make the best lessons. For Carol R. Amendola, coordinator of the bachelor of social work program at West Virginia University, that means sending students out into the field to learn about how a water crisis can affect a community.

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

Could cause billions of loss per year in forestry 

Researchers discover genetic basis for dental fear 

Earlier this week, three researchers from the University of Washington, Princeton University and Brown University were named 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics recipients, for revealing what the organization called “secrets of exotic matter.” But did you know that WVU is home to a number of experts in topology, materials science and condensed matter physics?

Mathematics grad Jay Nitz always knew he would end up at West Virginia University. Though the Philippi native started college as a pre-pharmacy student at Alderson Broaddus University, he transferred to WVU as soon as he was accepted into the School of Pharmacy.