Nurse practitioners from communities of color are generally underrepresented in the workforce. However, a recent study from West Virginia University occupational licensing experts revealed more appropriate racial representation in states permitting full practice authority, or FPA, which entitles NPs to perform all the responsibilities for which they are trained.
While many religions instill values, like charity, that animate socially conscious businesses, the work of Nancy McIntyre, associate professor of management at the John Chambers College of Business and Economics, unpacks specific ways religious beliefs and practices can drive social entrepreneurship.
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.
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.
Pests are a pain, so the West Virginia University Extension Service is reaching out to growers and gardeners around the state about the dangers of pesticides and how to incorporate safe alternatives — such as barriers, insect traps and introducing predatory insects that feed on pests.