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LIGO and Virgo make first detection of gravitational waves produced by colliding neutron stars
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WVU awarded $1 million grant from NSF for new High Performance Computing cluster
A three-year National Science Foundation grant totaling nearly $1 million will let West Virginia University develop its next-generation High Performance Computing, or HPC, cluster to advance computationally intensive research in a wide array of fields, from drug delivery to genomics and astrophysics.
WVU professors to present at 2017 Shale Insight Conference
West Virginia University professors Paul Ziemkiewicz, Shikha Sharma and Tim Carr will present research on technology in the shale industry at the Shale Insight Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 27 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
WVU's Benedum Distinguished Scholars to present public lectures
The four 2016-17 Claude Worthington Benedum Distinguished Scholars at West Virginia University will present highlights of their award-wining research in individual lectures this fall, beginning this week. All members of the campus and local community are invited to attend these lectures and the receptions following.
WVU biology students investigate the impact of climate change on Appalachian forests
Biology students at West Virginia University are studying the impact of climate change on the forests of the Appalachian Mountains.
WVU physicists chase new ‘wave’ of condensed matter research
Just one year after arriving at West Virginia University, physicist Lian Li is taking physics research to new frontiers.
Growing the future: WVU biologists team up to research new bioproducts
WVU biologists team up to research new bioproducts
WVU biologists awarded $1.4 million Air Force grant to examine moths’ olfactory systems
As humans walk and talk, we sense our own movements or sounds. Yet, we can distinguish our actions from everything else in our environment that affects our senses.
First-Generation Faculty: Michelle Richards-Babb
A number of students beginning their academic career at WVU are embarking on a journey that no one in their families have before, becoming the first generation of their families to earn four-year degrees.
WVU Planetarium and Observatory to host pre-eclipse event Aug. 19
Almost every 18 months, a total solar eclipse is visible to some part of the world. However, the United States hasn’t had a total solar eclipse since 1994. For the first time during the 21st century, a total solar eclipse will be visible across the United States on Monday, Aug. 21.