West Virginia University will help elevate neuroscience throughout the state by ramping up academic scientific research, making strategic faculty and staff hires, and adding state-of-the-art infrastructure to address the field’s most perplexing challenges, work made possible by a $9.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
Researchers at West Virginia University uncovered critical data showing bariatric surgery as a treatment method for patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has a significant impact on improving clinical outcomes.
This year's recipients of the Order of Augusta, the most prestigious West Virginia University student award, are among the 52 students selected as WVU Foundation Outstanding Seniors. They will be recognized during an event on May 12 in Morgantown.
Cangliang Shen, a researcher with the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design and WVU Extension, has studied the microbial safety of both local farmers market produce and mobile poultry processing units, revealing risks from bacteria like E. coli, listeria and salmonella.
West Virginia University administrators briefed Board of Governors members Friday (April 21) on a multitude of converging efforts being undertaken to strategically reposition the WVU System for the future.
Mental health experts based at the West Virginia University College of Applied Human Sciences will soon be going into public schools in parts of the Mountain State to work to address critical and growing mental health needs among children.
Researchers at West Virginia University suggest dental professionals could be key to raising awareness about the serious health risks associated with colorful detergent pods commonly used for household chores.
Empathy, hope and a drive to find solutions that will change their communities and the world for the better characterize the new cohort of Bucklew Scholars beginning their journeys at West Virginia University focused on building a more sustainable and inclusive future.
West Virginia University engineers are taking a major step into “bioelectronic medicine” with the development of MouseFlex, which will facilitate research into a technique called “vagus nerve stimulation” or VNS.
Raymond Raylman with the WVU School of Medicine Department of Radiology and the WVU Cancer Institute has developed a scanner which combines positron emission tomography and X-ray computed tomography. He and his team are seeking regulatory approval to test its performance on 40 cancer patients.