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Marshall Chemistry Department celebrates International Year of the Periodic Table

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019Marshall University, Newschemistry

Marshall University’s Department of Chemistry formed a large, human periodic table this morning on the basketball court of the Cam Henderson Center to commemorate the Year of the Periodic Table. Read More

WVU Extension Service plants the seed for budding entrepreneur’s innovative microgreen business

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019News, West Virginia Universityagriculture, natural resources

Just across the Monongahela River from Morgantown sits a small greenhouse with a picturesque view of Woodburn Hall. During the winter months, you might notice its soft pinkish purple glow, Read More

Terick Thomas to lead recovery employment efforts at Marshall Health

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019Marshall University, Newspublic health

Terick E. Thomas has been named director of the new Creating Opportunity for Recovery Employment (CORE) program at Marshall Health. CORE, led by the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Read More

Marshall University students find success with clinical and translational science degree

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019Marshall University, News

When four Marshall University students started out in pursuit of a master’s degree in clinical and translational science (CTS) in 2016, they had a general idea of the expectations they Read More

WVU research addresses suicide risk in rural communities

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019News, West Virginia Universitypublic health

Karissa Bjorkgren, a second-year student in the Master of Social Work and Master of Public Administration programs at West Virginia University, is dedicated to addressing mental health in rural communities. A native of Franklin, Bjorkgren Read More

WVU researcher investigates a little-studied patient population: pregnant women with eating disorders

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019News, West Virginia Universitypublic health

Eating disorders can offer people a false sense of control: control of what they eat, how much they weigh and how they look. Few things can shatter that sense of Read More

WVU researchers awarded $1 million to develop AI technologies to combat opioid epidemic, trafficking

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019News, West Virginia Universitycomputer science

Yanfang (Fanny) Ye, assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering at West Virginia University, has been awarded a grant from the National Institute of Justice in support of her work to develop Read More

New crayfish discovery honors West Liberty’s Loughman

January 24, 2019January 24, 2019Newsbiology, zoology

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

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019News

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

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019Newshealth science

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