Marshall receives $170K NSA grant
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A group of faculty within Marshall University’s Department of Mathematics has been awarded a $170,000 grant from the National Security Agency. The grant will be used to Read More
Scientific video journal visits WVU research facility
February 4th, 2016 JoVE, a peer reviewed scientific video journal, recently visited West Virginia University to film a segment on technology created at the Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions. JoVE heard Read More
SCIENTIST SPOTLIGHT: ZACHARY LOUGHMAN
West Virginia native has interest in other state inhabitants. At least not beyond the interest of children playing in a stream or fishermen seeking bait. Known as crawfish, crawdads, freshwater lobsters Read More
WVU assistant professor receives National Science Foundation Career Award
An assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction/Literacy Studies is West Virginia University’s most recent recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Career Award. Melissa Luna is the first faculty member from the College of Read More
SCHS students again win robot competition on space station
Charleston Gazette Mail | Monday, January 25, 2016 Seeing the robot he programmed compete live in no gravity against robots from other states and countries onboard the International Space Station seems Read More
5 Summer 2016 Science Programs for Teens to Check Out
Here is a list of five exciting summer science programs offering teens hands-on, authenic science engagement experiences Girls on Ice (link to pdf poster) This is a FREE wilderness science education program for high Read More
WVU engineering student proposal accepted to NASA’s Micro-g NExT program
A group of West Virginia University engineering students have been accepted to NASA’s Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Designs Team program, which challenges undergraduate students to design, build and test a tool or device Read More
JOEL SARTORE: Chancellor’s STEM Speaker Series next speaker
Joel Sartore has produced more than 30 stories from around the world as a freelance photographer for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine. Founder of the PHOTO ARK: 5,000 species and counting. He is an author, speaker Read More
Local students compete in International Space Station/MIT robot competition Local students compete in International Space Station/MIT robot competition
What – South Charleston High School students compete in Zero Robotics national contest finals programming actual robotic satellites that are on the International Space Station. Students watch via live downlink as competition Read More
Nine Projects Selected for Collaborative Health Grants Program
Marshall and West Virginia universities have partnered to support health-related research projects through a new grant program. Each university has pledged $250,000 a year for three years, which will eventually Read More