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Researchers working to protect West Virginia’s elk herd

Elk are making a comeback in the Mountain State, and West Virginia University researchers are studying the genetics of the population in hopes of maintaining the health of the herd.
16-May-2024 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Expert on rural Appalachia champions coalition building and local knowledge

Research from a West Virginia University scholar of rural Appalachia shows how even the most marginalized communities can assert power and create change when they come together to form coalitions.
7-May-2024 8:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Researchers to share expertise at international conference on mine water, reclamation

West Virginia University will co-host the 2024 Mine Drainage Task Force Symposium and 15th International Mine Water Association Congress, bringing together mining, water and reclamation experts from around the world who will provide the latest...
19-Apr-2024 8:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Researcher studying worst western US megadrought in 1,200 years

Drylands in the western United States are currently in the grips of a 23-year “megadrought” and one West Virginia University researcher is working to gain a better understanding of this extreme climate event.
17-Apr-2024 4:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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WVU to help fill need for water workforce in Appalachian communities

A $1.4 million demonstration grant from the U.S. Department of Labor supports the three-year initiative to develop paid summer internship partnerships with water and wastewater utilities serving disadvantaged areas of West Virginia, Kentucky,...
10-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Political scientist, students to look ‘behind the curtain’ at U.S. Supreme Court justices’ relationships

Jonathan King, assistant professor of political science at West Virginia University, will be traveling with graduate students to the Library of Congress in Washington to study and digitize the records, writings, opinion drafts and memos between U.S....
1-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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WVU technology innovations position West Virginia to lead hydrogen economy

West Virginia University engineers have received a wave of federal support for research projects that will help slash the cost of clean hydrogen. The three U.S. Department of Energy grants for WVU studies total $15.8 million and are part of funds...
22-Mar-2024 8:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Pharmacists using AI to help lower patient readmission rates

An artificial intelligence tool West Virginia University health data scientists are developing could lessen medication errors that send recently discharged patients back to the hospital while reducing health care costs.
21-Mar-2024 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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