WVU food scientists look at new protein powder
What do an invasive species and the booming supplement market have in common? Quite a bit, if a team of West Virginia University food scientists has its way. Kristen Matak Read More
WVU hosts First Lego League 2014 Challenge state qualifying tournament
As many as 250 young scientists from across the state will travel to West Virginia University to help find solutions to some of life’s problems—one Lego brick at a time. Read More
WVU creates the first-ever field laboratory for the long-term study of shale gas resources
As the Appalachian Region feels the impact of the burgeoning shale-energy industry, a consortium of researchers and industrial partners led by West Virginia University, with the assistance of The Ohio Read More
NIH grants WVU $10.7 million for stroke research
With the help of a major federal grant, West Virginia University is bolstering its faculty and scientific research on stroke to mitigate the devastating effects of the disease across the Read More
WVU engineering alums credit WVU for helping to launch their careers
As students at West Virginia University, their names were synonymous with academic achievement and student engagement. But for mechanical and aerospace engineering alumni Melissa Morris, Kerri Phillips, Corey Snyder, Rob Read More
WVU automotive program wins national award for Electric Drive Vehicle Automotive Technician Training
A West Virginia University automotive training program earned its third consecutive and fourth overall National Excellence in Training Award from the Automotive Training Manager’s Council. The program, the National Alternative Read More
WVU to celebrate 27th annual Pumpkin Drop on Oct. 24
Students from across the state and region will once again toss pumpkins off the roof of West Virginia University’s Engineering Sciences Building in the name of science. The Department of Read More
WVU student selected to tweet from Goddard Space Flight Center
Nicholas Underwood, an aerospace engineering graduate student at West Virginia University, is a self-professed enthusiast of space and social media. On Oct. 17, he’ll be able to combine these two Read More
WVU physics professor researches double-layered plasmas to predict earth-damaging space weather
Earl Scime, Oleg D. Jefimenko Professor of Physics and interim vice president of research at West Virginia University, is researching the effects of space weather in order to ultimately protect Read More
WVU announces Innovation Award winners
A wide range of innovation – from a life sciences start up to the latest in media technology – was recognized Monday (Sept. 22) by West Virginia University during the Read More