A West Virginia University graduate student is investigating how soils store carbon in ecosystems around the world to understand the impact of climate change. Biology Ph.D. student Nanette Raczka’s summer research efforts will Read More
Two West Virginia University students’ novel research on ergot alkaloids – toxic compounds produced by fungi – and their importance to the fields of agriculture and medicine took them to Capitol Hill to present Read More
West Virginia State University (WVSU) junior biology major Ky’Achia Atkins has been named a 2019-2020 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance the public Read More
Chimney swifts returning to Shepherdstown from South America this spring will be able to move into a new home on Shepherd University’s West Campus. An agreement between Shepherd and the Read More
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
According to the National Institutes of Health, roughly 12 percent of women in America will develop breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. While breast cancer alone is enough Read More
One West Virginia University student’s research on sugary sodas and liver disease will take her to Capitol Hill this week to meet with congressional representatives and advocate for undergraduate research. Read More
What’s in Our Water?? Elk River’s MCHM spill In the western world, we have come to expect clean drinking water from indoor plumbing. It wasn’t always been this way, nor Read More
There was an air of excitement during a recent biopsychology class taught by Dr. Chris Lovelace, associate professor of psychology, as students were given the opportunity to work with Shepherd Read More
A Shepherd University student will have the opportunity to present the results of research she’s doing with a professor and another student at the annual meeting of the U.S. Regional Read More