Sean Tu with the West Virginia University College of Law is researching ways brand name firms manipulate the patent system to improperly maintain monopoly rights on pharmaceuticals, moves that potentially affect patient welfare.
More than 2,600 West Virginia University graduates participating in two Commencement ceremonies today (Dec. 17) were encouraged to hold fast to values forged as Mountaineers and tap into their unique strengths to live successful lives fueled by purpose.
West Virginia University’s Board of Governors gathered Friday (Dec. 16) kicking off a Commencement weekend of events on the Morgantown campus.
As part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Inclusive Excellence 3 initiative, the University will receive $475,000 in grant funding to support local work and research to improve the introductory undergraduate science experience in collaboration with other institutions nationwide.
The goal of research from Kevin Orner in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources is to transform waste collection and treatment from an environmentally harmful service that costs money to an environmentally beneficial service that makes money.
The transportable lactation suite is currently located at the Coliseum’s Mountaineer Gate and will be moved to Milan Puskar Stadium’s North Entrance each football season. WVU employees may use the pod all year.
The West Virginia University School of Public Health and Health Sciences & Technology Academy are collaborating on a project that will engage trusted individuals in rural communities throughout the state and provide experiential learning opportunities for the next generation of health care professionals to improve health outcomes.
A West Virginia University graduate and accomplished university administrator, including as a president and provost, will return to the Mountain State as the next campus president at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. T. Ramon Stuart, originally from Welch, begins in this role on Jan. 1.
Children who don’t live with both married biological or adoptive parents may have more difficulty accessing health care, according to research from a West Virginia University family systems expert.
Researchers in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design are working to improve soil health and increase economic gains for Appalachian cattle farmers by bringing nutrients, like carbon, to the soil while decreasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.