Shepherd University again earns Tree Campus USA designation
For the third year in a row, Shepherd University has been named an Arbor Day Foundation Tree Campus USA. To qualify for Tree Campus status, colleges must establish a tree Read More
WVWC Professor Caleb Gibson receives Appalachian College Association’s Faculty Summer Research Fellowship
Caleb Gibson (above), assistant professor of chemistry at West Virginia Wesleyan College, is a recipient of the Appalachian College Association’s Faculty Summer Research Fellowship. The association will furnish during the 2022 Read More
West Liberty chemistry lab awarded matching grant for equipment
Above: Dr. Douglas Swartz stands near an older machine in the chemistry lab that will soon be upgraded to offer student researchers an important hands-on experience. (Photo: West Liberty University) Read More
WVU researcher finds over-the-counter meds a ‘needle in the haystack’ of the larger pain pill epidemic
Above: A study led by Mark Garofoli, of the WVU School of Pharmacy, revealed that the public’s knowledge and perceptions of over-the-counter pain medications is lacking. In a survey of Read More
Marshall professor and fellow researcher of the same name team up to complete research publication from different continents
Above: Strasbourg’s Georgel (left) and Marshall’s Georgel (right) It first sparked some confusion back in 1992, and it may be sparking some confusion to this day. Marshall University’s Dr. Philippe Read More
WVU engineer develops tool to predict oxygen in water, finds streams along southeastern U.S. in poorer quality
The muddy water in the Monongahela River in Morgantown. WVU engineer Omar Abdul-Aziz has developed model that can be utilized on any body of water to predict levels of dissolved Read More
Concord geosciences professor organizes international volcano data workshop
Dr. Stephen Kuehn, an associate professor in the Environmental Geosciences program at Concord University, is one of four scientists organizing a four-part volcanic eruptions data workshop. The Tephra Fusion 2022 Read More
Mini but mighty: WVU researchers seek to better understand role of individual soil microorganisms
Above: Soil microbes transform carbon entering soil from plants, returning some to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO2) and producing microbial residues that facilitate carbon sequestration in soil. These microbial Read More
Alderson Broaddus’s Chen to speak at international conference
Dr. Yi Charlie Chen, professor of biology at Alderson Broaddus University’s College of Health, Science, Technology & Mathematics, will be the Plenary Speaker at the International Meet on Nutritional Science Read More
Marshall biology faculty members awarded grant to conduct anatomy education for high schoolers in West Virginia
Dr. Habiba Chirchir (pictured), an associate professor of biological sciences in Marshall University’s College of Science, and Dr. Suzanne Strait, professor of biological sciences, have been awarded a grant by Read More