Marshall divers studying native mussels in Ohio River
Imagine jumping into the Ohio River, the cool end-of-summer water covering your head, and then descending to the bottom, staying there and searching in the dark through the muck, sand, Read More
RCBI lands major award to boost regional aerospace sector
The Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University has been awarded $500,000 by the U.S. Economic Development Administration to establish an aerospace proof-of-concept and training center in Cabell and Read More
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. Justin Mathias and Nanette Raczka, Ph.D. students in the Department Read More
MINING EXTENSION INSTRUCTOR INDUCTED INTO NATIONAL COAL MINE RESCUE HALL OF FAME
John Sabo. MORGANTOWN, W.Va.— Jonathan Sabo, a mine rescue and fire brigade instructor with West Virginia University’s Mining Extension Service, has been inducted into the National Coal Mine Rescue Hall Read More
WVU researcher receives $1.6 million to fight inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases
Inflammation is overwhelmingly beneficial, helping to fight illnesses caused by bacteria and viruses. However, most neurological diseases involve inflammation in the brain, which is thought to contribute to or exacerbate Read More
WVU researcher helps diagnose a disease in a dinosaur fossil
A team of researchers, including, Bruce M. Rothschild, M.D., a professor of medicine in WVU’s School of Medicine, recently uncovered a unique diagnosis for a dinosaur 78 million years after Read More
WVU engineering professor named Fellow of Electrochemical Society
Nianqiang “Nick” Wu, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at West Virginia University, has been named a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society. The distinction, granted to no more than 15 Read More
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 Read More
W.Va. State University to Host Free Research Seminars on Water Quality, Environment
INSTITUTE, W.Va. –West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host a series of research seminars on a variety of environmental topics beginning Tuesday, Sept. 26, with a session on biology, water Read More
Grant to boost number of behavioral health experts in the region
Marshall University has been awarded $854,272 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program (BHWET). The university will receive $213,568 each Read More