As cannabidiol products — commonly known as CBD — become more readily available, West Virginia University researchers are working to gain a broader understanding of how the substance influences driving performance and whether the effects differ between men and women.
A West Virginia University researcher is paving the way for two-year community and technical college students to pursue astrophysics and astronomy at four-year institutions like WVU.
Just as Zillow helps home buyers find houses for sale, commercial real estate developers will soon be able to find the ideal property in West Virginia’s southern coalfields using a similar land search system developed at West Virginia University.
Mason Moseley, a faculty member in the West Virginia University Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected by the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program to travel to Argentina to research the political attitudes and environmental consequences of its mining industry.
Research from Brad Humphreys and Jane Ruseski, economics professors at the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics, has revealed college football coaches’ paychecks influence the quality of the players they’re able to recruit.
West Virginia University scientists are building on their research to alter the immune system by inhibiting a certain enzyme responsible for the progression of pancreatic cancer, one of the most challenging cancers to manage.
A West Virginia University researcher at the Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology is pulling back the curtain on an invisible universe of gravitational radiation distorting the spacetime continuum.
With $343,719 in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding, a counseling expert at the West Virginia University College of Applied Human Sciences will oversee the development of training and other resources to prevent risky behaviors, like sexting and self-harm, among rural youth.
Utilizing data and numbers, a West Virginia University statistician is exploring new methods that could predict and model extreme patterns in weather events, financial turmoil and pollution levels.
Three promising researchers pursuing doctoral degrees at West Virginia University are receiving a $34,000 stipend, a $2,000 travel grant and a tuition waiver from the Ruby Scholars Graduate Fellows Program, allowing them to continue their research at the University and to aid in their future academic endeavors.