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WVU professor crafts Native American-style flutes by wooing the voice from the wood

From old floorboards, tree roots and driftwood, West Virginia University professor Nina Assimakopoulos handcrafts flutes in the Native American tradition, then “woos the voice of the wood” into being through improvisational performance. She recently won a Best Solo Native American Flute CD award from the World Flute Society for her recordings with these unique flutes.

WVU students thrive in CCAM Internship Alliance programs

Seven current and former West Virginia University students are gaining valuable experience while serving local communities thanks to the WVU College of Creative Arts and Media’s Internship Alliance which provides paid internships, allowing students to begin their professional careers early.

WVU students make connections through intramural sports

Getting out and exercising, while also building relationships and having fun, are a few of the many aspects that make intramural sports a critical part of West Virginia University. Open to students, faculty and staff through Campus Recreation at WVU, the Intramural Sports Program is accepting registrations until Sept. 4 via the WVUGo website or app for a variety of competitive sports.

For WVU ethics officer, research integrity is a question of values

Trisha Phillips is a native of Eugene, Oregon, an avid outdoor adventurer and works as a research ethicist at WVU promoting research integrity. Her work focuses on research misconduct, norms or best practices, and helping the University avoid unethical research environments which, she said, can impede the quality of work that happens on campus.

WVU economics student discovers congestion ‘shock waves’ generated by NFL traffic

Bryan Khoo, a doctoral student and researcher at the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics, recently used a vast trove of Uber data for three cities that are home to NFL teams — Cincinnati, Seattle and Santa Clara — to put a number on just how bad NFL stadium traffic gets. He found that, on average, the costs of fuel and time wasted by drivers stuck fuming in gridlock due to game day congestion will equal or even exceed each stadium’s construction costs and tax breaks over its lifetime of about 27 years.

WVU fast radio burst researcher says astronomy is for everyone

Physics and Astronomy graduate student Reshma Anna-Thomas grew up in the Indian state of Kerala and obtained a master’s degree in integrated physics from Pondicherry University before moving to West Virginia. She came to WVU to pursue her passion — radio astronomy — and she’s now in the fifth year of her doctoral program.

WVU nurse anesthetist grad monitoring acute kidney injury patients’ medications

Chris Justice was just barely 20 years old when he went to work as a registered nurse at WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. Already, he knew he wanted to step up his education and career. Choosing which path in health care to pursue was the dilemma until his work in the cardiovascular intensive care unit gave him the answer: anesthesia.

WVU graduate joins Country Roads staff after creating peer mentor workbook for capstone project

A graduate of the West Virginia University School of Medicine is building on her educational experience in her new job. An Occupational Therapy Doctorate graduate, Taylor Grout partnered with the Country Roads program at the WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities — now her employer — for her capstone project, developing a workbook for volunteer peer mentors to better assist the program’s students who have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.