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.
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.
The 2024 Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarship recipients are connected by a desire to improve the well-being and quality of life for residents in West Virginia. The scholarship honors the legacy and service of the late Hazel Ruby McQuain, a businesswoman and benefactor dedicated to development in Morgantown and countless communities across the state.
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.
Applications are now being accepted for a new West Virginia University microcredential designed to boost support for Mountain State educators and their students via an innovative teaching method pioneered by late WVU alumna Vicci Tucci.
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.
West Virginia University biologist Christopher Arnold from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences is studying why some animals can regenerate while others cannot. He has already identified the genes that play a role in the process and his research could provide insight into human development and disease, leading to enhanced understanding of factors underlying tissue regeneration and inspiring novel approaches to improving human health.
Clara Haizlett of Bethany, a West Virginia University graduate with a passion for storytelling and exploring cultural similarities between Appalachia and the Arab world, is the recipient of a prestigious Fulbright scholarship, the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program.
For fiscal year 2024, West Virginia University crushed its record in externally supported research expenditures with $275 million — an 82% increase from five years ago. The University’s main strength areas — astrophysics, energy, neuroscience, cancer, forensics and robotics — continue to attract more financial support from federal, state and industry sources as well as private donors.