http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n WVUToday Press Releases en-us Lisa Holland leads a team of researchers in developing smart nano gels and adapting them to meet the needs of mobile labs. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:54:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/20/smart-research-at-wvu-starts-with-smart-materials http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/20/smart-research-at-wvu-starts-with-smart-materials West Virginia University?s Office of Research & Economic Development announces the Innovation Awards, which recognize WVU faculty, administrators or staff members for their contribution to innovation and/or the commercialization of ideas that benefit the public?s well-being. Thu, 16 May 2013 14:50:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/16/apply-for-wvu-innovation-awards-to-win-5-000-for-research-development http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/16/apply-for-wvu-innovation-awards-to-win-5-000-for-research-development West Virginia University has recognized two exceptional female faculty researchers and two graduate students with Women in Science and Engineering Awards. Thu, 16 May 2013 14:36:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/16/four-outstanding-female-researchers-at-wvu-awarded-2013-14-wise-awards http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/16/four-outstanding-female-researchers-at-wvu-awarded-2013-14-wise-awards An ever-evolving team of WVU faculty and students has been working closely with NASA engineers to jump start a new world of satellite repair capabilities in orbit. Wed, 15 May 2013 13:10:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/15/wvu-and-nasa-team-in-fairmont-develops-technologies-for-robotic-mechanic http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/15/wvu-and-nasa-team-in-fairmont-develops-technologies-for-robotic-mechanic The West Virginia Water Research Institute, a program of the National Research Center for Coal and Energy at West Virginia University, awarded $40,000 to local watershed organizations through its 3 Rivers QUEST initiative May 6. Tue, 14 May 2013 09:06:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/14/west-virginia-water-research-institute-provides-40-000-in-grant-funding-to-local-watershed-organizations http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/14/west-virginia-water-research-institute-provides-40-000-in-grant-funding-to-local-watershed-organizations West Virginia University students Katherine Bomkamp and Ryan Campione, along with chemistry professor Jennifer Robertson-Honecker, will be representing the University at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair this week. Mon, 13 May 2013 16:37:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/13/wvu-to-award-academic-scholarships-at-intel-international-science-and-engineering-fair http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/13/wvu-to-award-academic-scholarships-at-intel-international-science-and-engineering-fair The research by physics grad student Spencer Wolfe and assistant professor D.J. Pisano is featured in this week's edition of Nature. Wed, 08 May 2013 13:05:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/08/wvu-astronomers-discover-hydrogen-clouds-between-milky-way-s-neighboring-galaxies http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/08/wvu-astronomers-discover-hydrogen-clouds-between-milky-way-s-neighboring-galaxies After spending eight months on their research projects ? and giving their first of what could be many important scientific presentations ? three Morgantown High School students will be rewarded with a trip to the nation?s capital this month. Tue, 07 May 2013 09:08:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/07/wvu-environmentors-students-headed-to-national-competition http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/05/07/wvu-environmentors-students-headed-to-national-competition Two students in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at WVU have earned fellowships through the National Energy Technology Laboratory's University Turbine Systems Research Program. Kevin Luo of Morgantown, W.Va., and Eric Fabozzi of Buffalo, N.Y., will begin their fellowships in May. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:09:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/30/wvu-s-luo-fabozzi-earn-utsr-fellowships http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/30/wvu-s-luo-fabozzi-earn-utsr-fellowships William McCartney, Jr., a 1995 WVU graduate, will deliver the 2013 Dow/Union Carbide Seminar Honoring Jean Cropley. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:53:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/29/wvu-alum-william-mccartney-to-deliver-dow-union-carbide-seminar http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/29/wvu-alum-william-mccartney-to-deliver-dow-union-carbide-seminar Earlier this month, West Virginia University graduate and undergraduate students shared their research on historical topics ranging from politics to religion at conferences at home and abroad. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:28:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/24/wvu-history-students-present-flurry-of-papers-at-conferences-across-the-world http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/24/wvu-history-students-present-flurry-of-papers-at-conferences-across-the-world As members of West Virginia University's EnvironMentors Chapter, 20 area high school students will present their findings during a science fair from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, April 26, in the lobby of Percival Hall on the Evansdale Campus. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:16:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/24/wvu-environmentors-to-host-science-fair-april-26 http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/24/wvu-environmentors-to-host-science-fair-april-26 The WVU Center for Women's and Gender Studies will host the third Women's and Gender Studies Fair on Thursday, April 25, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on the first floor of the Mountainlair. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:39:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/22/wvu-hosts-fair-highlights-research-on-women-s-and-gender-studies-topics http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/22/wvu-hosts-fair-highlights-research-on-women-s-and-gender-studies-topics WVU's Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering's Senior Design Expo is Monday, April 29, from noon to 2 p.m., on the ground floor of the Engineering Sciences Building. The event features student-created technologies designed to help address societal needs. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:53:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/22/wvu-senior-engineering-students-to-showcase-design-projects http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/22/wvu-senior-engineering-students-to-showcase-design-projects Master's degree and Ph.D. candidates in West Virginia University's Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Design earned accolades for their ability to communicate research at the college's recent graduate research conference. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:49:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/19/wvu-graduate-researchers-honored-for-presentations-posters http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/19/wvu-graduate-researchers-honored-for-presentations-posters Thanks to alumni and faculty of WVU's Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, students with an interest in software development will now be able to fund their education through and Open Source Scholarship. The scholarship will officially be announced on Tuesday, April 23, at 6 p.m., in G102 of WVU's Engineering Sciences Building. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:43:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/19/wvu-s-lane-department-to-announce-open-source-scholarship http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/19/wvu-s-lane-department-to-announce-open-source-scholarship West Virginia University joins an elite list of universities hosting forums around the country to gather feedback on a report by the National Research Council on keeping America's research universities competitive. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:55:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/19/wvu-joins-elite-list-hosting-forums-on-the-future-of-research-universities http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/19/wvu-joins-elite-list-hosting-forums-on-the-future-of-research-universities One of the byproducts of automobile exhaust and industrial power plants is waste heat energy, which is currently released unproductively into the environment. A $535,694 Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation will allow WVU's Xueyan Song to investigate ways to improve the sustainability of our energy infrastructure through waste heat recovery. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:56:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/18/wvu-s-song-earns-national-science-foundation-career-award http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/18/wvu-s-song-earns-national-science-foundation-career-award An award from the National Endowment for the Humanities will help the West Virginia University Libraries serve as a bridge between those who have questions about Islam and the Muslim community. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:26:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/16/wvu-libraries-helping-to-bridge-culture-gap-with-national-grant http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/16/wvu-libraries-helping-to-bridge-culture-gap-with-national-grant An upcoming free conference organized by the WVU College of Law will focus on policies that would stimulate the demand for natural gas to stabilize domestic prices at economically viable levels. Hosted by the College of Law's Center for Energy and Sustainable Development, Energy Conference 2013: Natural Gas as the Bridge to Sustainability and Economic Growth will be held Wednesday, April 24, starting at 8:30 a.m. at WVU's Erickson Alumni Center. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:12:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/16/wvu-college-of-law-conference-to-explore-natural-gas-economic-growth http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2013/04/16/wvu-college-of-law-conference-to-explore-natural-gas-economic-growth