Eberly News
Brainiac: A WVU neuroscience student finds her head space
Isabella Linton, a senior in the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, is a Mountaineer from way back. Her family has deep roots in West Virginia, and she grew up in the house her grandparents built. Linton has turned a lifelong curiosity about the brain into meaningful, hands-on research. Through lab work and faculty mentorship, she has explored how maternal stress impacts development while building a strong foundation in scientific inquiry.
WVU neuroscientist searches for reasons for resiliency in brain
Neuroscience is about the human condition.” And for Kathleen “Katie” Morrison, an assistant professor specializing in behavioral neuroscience psychology in the West Virginia University Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology, the human condition is defined by resiliency.
Eberly physicist receives prestigious 2026 Cottrell Scholars Award
West Virginia University physicist Subhasish Mandal has been selected as a member of the 2026 class of Cottrell Scholars by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
New Study Reveals How Tree Biology Shapes Records of Ancient Solar Storms
Researchers uncover why trees differ in how they record atmospheric radiocarbon, clarifying key uncertainties related to reconstructing past cosmic events and preparing for future space‑weather hazards.
Click, Whirr: Inside the mind of a computational quantum physicist
“I’m scratching the surface of the secrets of nature, and it’s my job to make the math and the atoms sing the same song. One atom decides, ‘I don’t want to join with this other atom, I want to join with this guy instead.’ And it creates a beautiful pattern — a material with very beautiful properties. I just think, ‘Wow. I’m seeing something that nobody has seen before.’”
University researchers study how ‘chemical warfare’ beneath the soil shapes forests
To help forests respond to a changing climate, WVU biologists are learning how bacteria and fungi in the soil sustain the health of forest ecosystems. Fungi that have close symbiotic relationships with tree roots are called “mycorrhizae,” and Ember Morrissey, associate professor in the Department of Biology at the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, is studying how two main types of mycorrhizal fungi interact with their host trees and other soil microorganisms.
WVU student’s robotics research brings unmanned vehicles to Morgantown trails
For trailblazing robots and West Virginia University students alike, the first step is sometimes the hardest. That was the case for Camndon Reed, a robotics engineering and mathematics major from Watertown, Massachusetts, who designs autonomous robots that navigate hiking trails.
“I wish I had always known that the best way to get started is simply to begin,” Reed said. “You don’t need to wait for the perfect idea or a class on a subject — just start experimenting.”
School of Social Work's VR Simulation Game Being Used to Spark Interest in Behavioral Health Careers
A simulation game developed by the School of Social Work in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences is the first game produced by a WVU program to be published on the Meta Quest app store.
WVU psychology research finds self-control runs in the family
When it comes to self-control, adolescents tend to follow the patterns their parents establish, according to West Virginia University psychology research. Professor Amy Gentzler of the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences led a six-month survey of 213 Appalachian adolescents and their parents, learning about their self-control in areas like health, work and school, money management, leisure activities and relationships.
WVU Researchers Explore Geothermal Energy Beneath Northern West Virginia
A team of West Virginia University researchers is exploring whether the heat deep beneath northern West Virginia can be harnessed for large-scale heating and cooling endeavors.