West Virginia STEM news for students
The Neurite magazine is designed to inspire students like you to become more interested in a STEM field for your future career. We hope you’ll also be excited to read about what’s happening right Read More
WVU multidisciplinary researchers team up for NASA grant
One has experience working with robots in space. The other two have experience in areas associated with mining, including mineral processing and rock mechanics. Together, these three researchers from West Read More
WVU School of Public Health receives nearly $2M to improve healthcare model for West Virginians
Generally speaking, women diagnosed with breast cancer are surviving longer and having better outcomes. While one in eight women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime, the vast majority will Read More
Division of Science and Research announces next speaker in STEM series; research video series
John Medina, author of the New York Times bestseller “Brain Rules” and award-winning professor, will follow Alexandra Cousteau’s November appearance as the second STEM speaker in Charleston on Thursday, Feb. Read More
Marshall researchers celebrate silver anniversary together at School of Medicine
For just over a quarter of a century, Ronald J. Stanek, M.S., and Maurice A. Mufson, M.D., have worked as a team in the Virus Research Laboratory, Department of Internal Read More
Marshall School of Medicine graduate lead author on Ebola care article in prestigious journal
G. Marshall Lyon III, M.D., M.N.Sc., a 1994 Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine (MU JCESOM) graduate, is the lead author of an article published last week in Read More
WVU experts say ban on fracking demonstrates the need for comprehensive and reliable scientific data, has negative long-term outcomes
West Virginia University experts say that New York state’s ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is a significant decision for its jurisdiction, but it may have long-term limitations. They also warn Read More
WVU physics professor named American Physical Society fellow
Aldo Romero, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at West Virginia University, has been named a 2014 fellow of the American Physical Society, a distinction that fewer Read More
Free Program for kids — Cubes in Space
idoodlelearning, inc, the Colorado Space Grant Consortium and NASA’s Science Mission Directorate are offering a free science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) focused education program for students ages 11-14. Cubes in Read More
WVU participates in first energy profile of the region, works to develop future strategy
West Virginia University’s experts in energy policy and research are providing baseline information and strategic planning that will help the public and policymakers make decisions about the economic, environmental and Read More