WVU’s Liu named ASM International Fellow
Xingbo Liu, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and associate chair of research at West Virginia University, has been named a Fellow of the ASM International. ASM Fellows are technical Read More
Division of Science and Research presents 5th speaker in STEM series
Theoretical physicist, Dr. Leonard Mlodinow, joins the Chancellor’s STEM Speaker Series lineup in July. The series of events, which began with Alexandra Cousteau’s appearance last November and recently featured Mars Rover Read More
Marshall College of Science dean appointed to Environmental Advisory Board
Dr. Charles C. “Chuck” Somerville, professor of biological sciences and dean of the Marshall University College of Science, has been appointed to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief of Read More
WVU engineering students make history and bring home $100,000 award in NASA robotics competition
A team of 16 West Virginia University engineering students proved this week that a robot can live up to its name. The WVU robot Cataglyphis—named after a desert ant known Read More
SCIENTIST SPOTLIGHT: David Lederman
Dr. David Lederman was a self-described “science nerd” growing up. As a kid in Latin America, though, he likely had no idea that he’d wind up in West Virginia leading Read More
WVSU 4-H Camp for Youth Connects STEM Learning with Transportation Careers
The annual National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) 4-H camp for students entering seventh through ninth grades continues to accept applications for the June 15-26 camp hosted by West Virginia State Read More
WVU professor of physics named 2015 Outstanding Public Service Award winner
Earl Scime, Oleg D. Jefimenko Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at West Virginia University is the recipient of Eberly College of Arts and Sciences 2015 Read More
MU School of Medicine research highlighted in national cancer publication
Mohamed F. Alsharedi, M.D., medical oncology fellow at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center, and a team of researchers recently had Read More
First statewide travel fund to help female faculty ease academic travel burdens
Raising a family and pursuing a career can often be a difficult balance to strike. A new statewide travel fund for female faculty and post-doctoral scholars in the fields of Read More
Shepherd to offer inaugural doctoral program
Shepherd University’s first doctoral degree, the doctor of nursing practice (D.N.P.), was given final approval by the Institutional Actions Council of the Higher Learning Commission. Shepherd is currently accepting applications Read More