WVU food scientists look at new protein powder
What do an invasive species and the booming supplement market have in common? Quite a bit, if a team of West Virginia University food scientists has its way. Kristen Matak Read More
Grant allows Shepherd to continue cancer treatment modeling research
The West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence awarded Shepherd University a three-year, $431,762 grant to continue a multidepartment project that is developing and testing mathematical models to determine Read More
WVU hosts First Lego League 2014 Challenge state qualifying tournament
As many as 250 young scientists from across the state will travel to West Virginia University to help find solutions to some of life’s problems—one Lego brick at a time. Read More
Marshall to bring Science Olympiad to West Virginia for students in grades 6-12
Marshall University’s College of Science is helping bring a new opportunity to science students in grades 6 through 12 this academic year. The Science Olympiad, which organizers say is Read More
SCIENTIST SPOTLIGHT: DR. MARCIA HARRISON
It could be said that Marshall University’s Dr. Marcia Harrison digs a little deeper. Harrison is a professor in Marshall’s Department of Biological Sciences, and she keeps a close watch Read More
West Virginia State University to host high school Science Bowl competition
West Virginia State University’s (WVSU) College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics will host the Dr. James E. Brimhall RESA III Science Bowl on Friday, Nov. 14, beginning at 9 a.m. Read More
Shepherd nursing program hosts research conference, awards scholarships
More than 140 nurses from the region attended the 6th annual nursing research conference “Leading Change Through Evidence-Based Practice” on Thursday, November 6 at Shepherd University’s Erma Ora Byrd Hall. Read More
Alexandra Cousteau to speak in Charleston, kick off STEM speaker series
Alexandra Cousteau, award-winning filmmaker, National Geographic Explorer and granddaughter of the late Jacques Cousteau, is coming to Charleston on Thursday, Nov. 13. She will be the first in a series Read More
Marshall's department of public health seeks participants for breast cancer research
The Marshall University undergraduate department of public health is searching for women in 23 West Virginia counties to participate in breast cancer research. Dr. Monika Sawhney, director of the Read More
WVU creates the first-ever field laboratory for the long-term study of shale gas resources
As the Appalachian Region feels the impact of the burgeoning shale-energy industry, a consortium of researchers and industrial partners led by West Virginia University, with the assistance of The Ohio Read More