WVU researcher works to help prevent childhood obesity
One of the many challenges of parenthood is finding a way to balance hectic schedules with raising happy, healthy children – and a West Virginia University researcher wants to lend Read More
WVU biologists awarded $1.4 million Air Force grant to examine moths’ olfactory systems
As humans walk and talk, we sense our own movements or sounds. Yet, we can distinguish our actions from everything else in our environment that affects our senses. When our Read More
Professor, South American research team publish discovery on the plesiosaur
Dr. F. Robin O’Keefe, a professor of biology in Marshall University’s College of Science, has led an international team of researchers in new discoveries related to marine life evolution. Funded Read More
New WVU study provides roadmap to lower methane emissions for future heavy-duty natural gas vehicle fleet
A new study published today (August 23) in the Journal of Air and Waste Management Associationbuilds upon recent heavy-duty natural gas vehicle methane emission measurements to model methane emissions from Read More
WVU researchers, health professionals lead new effort to prevent HIV and hepatitis C outbreaks related to opioid epidemic
When communities face epidemics of drug abuse, a wave of infectious diseases often follows, including hepatitis and HIV. A new federally-funded program in southern West Virginia, led by West Virginia Read More
DOE Invests $17.4 Million in Projects To Advance Recovery of Rare Earth Elements From Coal and Coal Byproducts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected four projects to move on to a second phase of research in their efforts to advance recovery of rare Read More
Ecosystem greenhouse gases under rising temperatures to be studied by WVU researcher
An award from the National Science Foundation will allow a researcher from West Virginia University to better predict greenhouse gases and carbon storage under rising temperatures and changing environments. Omar Read More
Marshall University students to participate in national Eclipse Ballooning Project
A team of students and faculty from Marshall University representing the West Virginia Space Grant Consortium will launch a high-altitude balloon on Monday, Aug. 21, as part of a nationwide, Read More
WVU engineering challenge camps help long time camper discover his passion
While the program has evolved in many ways over the years the one thing that has remained constant has been the attendance of Max Kemp-Rye, the only student to attend Read More
WVU researcher to study carbon dioxide reduction under nsf collaborative award
One of the biggest factors hampering the growth of renewable energy is storage. Sun and wind are intermittent and dependent on geography, requiring energy storage and transportation. Batteries are a Read More