West Virginia University researchers plan to increase the supply of rare earth elements and critical minerals extracted from acid mine drainage across the country with the funding from the U.S. Department of Defense. A team led by Paul Ziemkiewicz, director of the Water Research Institute at WVU, will establish resource recovery sites in West Virginia and Montana as part of the project.
Faith community nurses and other leaders play integral roles in the holistic health of rural residents, yet they are not immune to stress and burnout, according to a West Virginia University study.
So-called “orphan” drugs that treat diseases affecting fewer than 200,000 Americans earn pharmaceutical companies as much money as mainstream medications, according to research from Sean Tu, a West Virginia University College of Law professor.
At a time when wool production in the Mountain State is declining, West Virginia University Extension and Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design researchers are exploring new ways to support sheep farmers and wool producers in the region.
Patients would be more willing to enter medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder if existing stigmas were reduced and more accessible payment support was readily available, a West Virginia University study finds.
The West Virginia University robotics team, based at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, topped dozens of other teams from 10 countries in a competition to design and build the next generation of Mars rovers during the 2023 University Rover Challenge in Hanksville, Utah.
Joseph McNeel, professor and director of the Appalachian Hardwood Center at the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, has been testing the effectiveness of yellow poplar, an abundant West Virginia species, as a source of engineered wood building material.
Kakan Dey, an associate professor at the West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, is looking at new methods for maintaining state and city roadways and other travel networks with funding from a $540,000 National Science Foundation CAREER award.
Controlling traumatic situations is synonymous with the daily duties of first responders, yet many mental health programs to combat the increasing stress they encounter are lacking. That’s why West Virginia University researchers are identifying steps policymakers and community members can take to aid front-line workers.
Searches for sustainable bioenergy and climate change solutions may be one in the same, according to a West Virginia University researcher.