West Virginia University researcher Maura McLaughlin, distinguished professor of physics and astronomy at the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology, is available to explain how this new technology will enhance the work she and her colleagues do at WVU as well as future endeavors for students.
Bernard Schreurs, a researcher with the West Virginia University School of Medicine and Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, studies sex-linked disparities in Alzheimer’s disease.
From economic impact to policy and climate change implications, a variety of West Virginia University experts can discuss the United States Supreme Court’s ruling that curbs the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to limit carbon emissions at existing power plants. In the case of West Virginia vs. EPA, justices voted six to three in siding with the coal industry and Republican-led states seeking to limit the powers of the EPA.
The Food and Drug Administration’s ban on Juul vaping products could be especially good news for the health of Appalachians, according to a West Virginia University researcher.
Excessive rainfall during the summer months can quickly lead to flooding and high water. A WVU Extension expert is providing advice about what to do if your plants are affected.
Flooding can be devastating on many levels. Two West Virginia University Extension officials say precautions should be taken so that livestock do not get ill by feeding on materials that have been contaminated by soil, bacteria and flood debris contained in floodwaters.
Heather Stephens, associate professor of resource economics and management at the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design and a faculty research affiliate in the Regional Research Institute, has studied a range of effects of rising gasoline costs, especially on people with low incomes.
John Saldanha, Sears chair in global supply chain management and associate professor at the John Chambers College of Business and Economics, cites a variety of factors as contributors to the current U.S. baby formula shortage.
Keith Zullig, a researcher in the WVU School of Public Health, has investigated behavior change as a critical component in mitigating gun violence in U.S. schools and is warning about potential far-reaching, long-term impacts on kids if, what he sees as a “persistent public health crisis,” remains unaddressed.
Jeff Daniels, a professor of counseling at West Virginia University, helped develop a model that focuses on detectable behaviors of school and workplace violence perpetrators based on research in an upcoming book.