New crayfish discovery honors West Liberty’s Loughman
West Liberty University now has a unique honor thanks to some of its students and alumni from the College of Sciences. The distinction is in the form of a crustacean, Read More
WVU students receive NASA Space Grant fellowships
Eight students from West Virginia University’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded undergraduate fellowships from the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium for the 2018-2019 academic year. Each student will receive a Read More
WVU researchers pinpoint factor that predicts unplanned hospital readmissions
New research from West Virginia University suggests a widely used index to assess hospital patients’ risk of readmission may have a blind spot. Physicians and nurses use a tool called the “LACE Read More
WVU’s Lorimer named associate dean for research in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Duncan Lorimer has been named the associate dean for research in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University. The associate dean for research is responsible for leading faculty in research, Read More
WVU physics student develops machine-learning model for energy and environmental applications
A West Virginia University physics student has created a new machine-learning model that has the potential to make searching for energy and environmental materials more efficient. Gihan Panapitiya, a doctoral student from Sri Read More
Marshall School of Medicine professor earns national award for career achievements
Gary O. Rankin, Ph.D., a professor and vice dean for basic sciences at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Career Award Read More
WVU professor’s work on detection of fast radio bursts detailed in Nature
When researchers first began working on the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment, or CHIME, they envisioned a radio telescope that would make precise measurements of the acceleration of the Universe Read More
Reimagining information processing at WVU
Because technology is a part of our everyday lives, it may be difficult to imagine what the future of technology will look like, let alone what it has the potential Read More
WVU researchers find telemedicine may increase patients’ satisfaction with their medical care
Cardiovascular disease pervades Appalachia, yet many Appalachians live far from any heart and vascular specialist. Follow-up doctor’s visits in the weeks after cardiovascular surgery can involve hours-long drives down narrow, Read More
WVU doctoral candidate wins Facebook Emerging Scholar Fellowship
Claudia Flores-Saviaga, a doctoral candidate at West Virginia University, has won a 2019 Facebook Emerging Scholar Fellowship. The highly competitive fellowship is given to outstanding Ph.D. students from across the world Read More