Released: 2-Jun-2015 3:05 PM EDT
Seventeen Days: New Mobile App Educates Teens on Risky Sexual Behavior
West Virginia University

"Seventeen Days," a mobile app based on the interactive movie of the same name, will be available beginning June 4. Developed with researchers at West Virginia University, the University of Pittsburgh and Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, the goal of creating the mobile app is to get it into as many hands as possible.

Released: 9-Jun-2015 9:05 AM EDT
WVU Experts Offer Commentary on EPA’s Landmark Fracking Study, Encourage Continued Commitment to New Drilling Technologies
West Virginia University

West Virginia University experts say that the newly published findings from the Environmental Protection Agency’s report on hydraulic fracturing’s effect on drinking water confirm that proper well management is essential to the safety of the water supply.

Released: 29-Jun-2015 9:05 AM EDT
West Virginia University Experts Offer Commentary on Food and Drug Administration’s Trans Fat Ban
West Virginia University

West Virginia University experts say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s mandate to remove artificial trans fats from the country’s food supply by 2018 is a long overdue move in the right direction for public health.

Released: 21-Jul-2015 2:05 PM EDT
WVU Expert Provides Commentary on $100 Million Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence at Green Bank Telescope
West Virginia University

A West Virginia University expert says humanity’s first attempt to detect signs of alien life started 55 years ago in the University’s backyard and is one of the only places in the world that an unprecedented reinvigoration of the search can continue.

Released: 30-Jul-2015 9:00 AM EDT
WVU Awarded Two Prestigious DOE Grants to Develop New Methods for Energy Generation and Storage
West Virginia University

When it comes to energy research – the kind that will transform the country’s economic, security and environmental outlook – the nation needs more than first downs. It needs touchdowns, and West Virginia University is about to drive two into the end zone.

Released: 10-Aug-2015 2:05 PM EDT
WVU's Yang Studying Advances in Next-Generation Stem Cell Culture Technologies
West Virginia University

A researcher at West Virginia University is studying ways to advance the next generation of cell culture technologies—the removal of stem cells from an organism and the controlled growth of those cells in an engineering environment—that could treat debilitating diseases.

14-Sep-2015 9:05 AM EDT
WVU Epidemiologist Featured in JAMA Psychiatry, Says Suicide and Death From Intentional Self-Injury Is Greatly Underestimated in US
West Virginia University

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States – greater even than traffic crashes, but Ian Rockett, professor of epidemiology in the School of Public Health at West Virginia University says the problem is bigger and in the latest issue of JAMA Psychiatry proposes a way to address it.

Released: 11-Nov-2015 11:05 AM EST
WVU Doctor Helps Create Program to Provide Healthy Fruits, Vegetables to SNAP Recipients
West Virginia University

West Virginia University Professor of Family Medicine Mark Cucuzzella has partnered with Eastern Panhandle-area groups to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients make their money go further.

1-Dec-2015 12:05 AM EST
wvu astronomer helps explain mysteries of fast radio burst discovered with the green bank telescope
West Virginia University

Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs, appear to come from the distant universe, but none of these enigmatic events has revealed more than the slimmest details about how and where it formed, until now.

1-Dec-2015 1:05 PM EST
WVU Astronomer Helps Explain Mysteries of 'Fast Radio Burst' Discovered with the Green Bank Telescope
West Virginia University

A team of astronomers, including a West Virginia University professor, has uncovered the most detailed record ever of a Fast Radio Burst, or FRB, brief yet brilliant eruptions of cosmic radio waves that have baffled astronomers since they were first reported nearly a decade ago. The results of their research are published in the journal Nature.

Released: 15-Dec-2015 9:05 AM EST
WVU Leads Efforts to Study Recovery of Rare Earth Elements From Coal Mining Waste
West Virginia University

West Virginia could become one of the country’s significant sources for rare earth elements, the “vitamins of modern industry,” without the expense or environmental cost of opening new mines.

Released: 22-Dec-2015 11:05 AM EST
Ten Years of Somber Reflection: WVU Faculty, Staff Recall Sago Mine Disaster
West Virginia University

As we embark on the 10th anniversary of the Sago Mine disaster, WVU experts are available to reflect and discuss the issues - ranging from mine safety, legal ramifications, emergency response, trauma care and media coverage - related to the tragedy.

Released: 11-Feb-2016 12:05 PM EST
WVU Astrophysicist Part of Team That Detects Last Prediction of Einstein’s Theory
West Virginia University

Sean McWilliams, assistant professor of physics and astronomy in West Virginia University's Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, is a member of the research team that detected gravitational waves - invisible ripples in spacetime.

Released: 21-Apr-2016 12:05 PM EDT
WVU's Dan Carder Among Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World
West Virginia University

West Virginia University engineer Dan Carder, who led the research team that broke open the Volkswagen emissions scandal, has been named to the 2016 Time 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Released: 29-Jul-2016 10:40 AM EDT
Research Concludes Waste From Test Fracking Wells Safe to Be on Highways
West Virginia University

Researchers at West Virginia University studied drilling wastes produced at two research wells near Morgantown and found they are well below federal guidelines for radioactive or hazardous waste.

Released: 1-Aug-2016 1:05 PM EDT
WVU Research Identifies Connection Between Some Physical Activity and Academic Performance
West Virginia University

Research by James C. Hannon, assistant dean of the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, suggests “resistance exercise,” e.g. weight lifting, using resistance bands etc., is effective in improving academic performance.

Released: 2-Aug-2016 8:05 AM EDT
West Virginia University Agrees to Acquire BRNI, Continue Research
West Virginia University

West Virginia University has agreed to acquire the assets and name of the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute to continue the important research to battle Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Released: 19-Sep-2016 2:05 PM EDT
One Year After Volkswagen Scandal WVU Researchers Look to the Future of Emissions Technology
West Virginia University

On most days, the air seems to vibrate at a higher frequency in the labs of West Virginia University’s Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions. This week, the work of the center’s engineers, technicians and students is particularly busy. One year after the biggest scandal in automotive history, stakeholders from across the industry are gathering in Morgantown to discuss the future of emissions technology.

Released: 13-Oct-2016 2:05 PM EDT
WVU-Led Research Shows Loss of Tree Diversity Could Lower Global Forest Productivity, Inflicting Billions Per Year of Loss in Forestry
West Virginia University

The world’s forests constitute the most varied and diverse terrestrial ecosystems on the planet. A new study coordinated and co-authored by West Virginia University researchers says that conserving these diverse forests not only retains a species-rich environment, but also maintains the forests’ output and services for future generations.

19-Oct-2016 6:05 PM EDT
WVU Astrophysicist Part of Team That Has Created Most Detailed Map of Milky Way
West Virginia University

Hydrogen. Atomic number 1. It is the simplest and lightest element on the periodic table, but don’t be fooled by its humble appearance. With just a single proton and a single electron, it is the most abundant element in the universe and has fueled star formation for the past 13 billion years. Now scientists – including an astrophysicist from West Virginia University – have mapped the key ingredient’s distribution across the Milky Way, revealing details about our galaxy that have never been seen before.

Released: 4-Jan-2017 1:00 PM EST
WVU Helps Find Origins of Mysterious, Ultra-Powerful Bursts in Space
West Virginia University

West Virginia University astronomers are helping to find the celestial bread crumbs that will help lead scientists to answers about a mysterious phenomenon.

Released: 10-Jan-2017 2:05 PM EST
WVU Researcher Develops Methodology to Merge Operations of World’s Largest Airline Group
West Virginia University

Thanks to West Virginia University Teaching Assistant Professor Pete Gall, the problem of pilot integration when airlines merge may be coming to an end for the world’s largest airline group.

   
Released: 17-Jan-2017 9:05 AM EST
WVU Researcher Uncovers Influence of Microorganisms on Soil Carbon Storage
West Virginia University

West Virginia University researcher is uncovering critical information about tiny organisms under our feet, which although small, can have a huge impact on the environment.


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