As communities across the U.S. vie for economic development opportunities, West Virginia University is banking on one of the Mountain State’s greatest assets — the wonderful and often wild terrain that makes outdoor adventure an exciting proposition.
Laura Roberts, Jake Stump and Linda Skidmore | Summer 2023
Expanding deer populations and rising global temperatures have paved the way for pesky, parasitic ticks to thrive and spread illness to Americans at a more dramatic pace in recent years.
Stacey Elza, Micaela Morrissette and Laura Roberts | Research 2023
By 2060, the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s is projected to soar to 14 million. Researchers at West Virginia University are working feverishly to impede that trend as much as possible – and to focus on innovative ways to treat existing patients.
For six months of the year, the East Coast of the United States braces for “Hurricane Season.” While local officials and meteorologists signal caution to their viewers that may be in areas of danger, WVU graduate Nick Underwood flies directly into them.
Paul Ziemkiewicz has been working to clean up streams for decades, but the discovery that acid mine drainage or AMD, holds the elements used in electronics has made that effort not only noble, but potentially profitable.
As conferences and even how we view NCAA sports change, Humphreys’ research into those critical numbers gives insight into why universities have large athletic departments and the NCAA’s role in the economics of it all
When retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. Stephen Dailey describes his service in the Middle East during the Gulf War, he says it was like the world around him was burning.
Nicole McConlogue, an associate professor of law, clinic director at WVU and consumer protection advocate, theorizes that practices like this are exacerbating economic barriers for marginalized people.
LAURA ROBERTS, MICAELA MORRISSETTE and JAKE STUMP | Research 2023
At West Virginia University, researchers across varying disciplines including geology, forestry and engineering are exploring alternative and sustainable pathways to power the nation.
At West Virginia University, researchers are looking to restore the American chestnut, unearth the benefits of fire on forests and soil, reimagine refugee narratives and understand the link between opioid use and advanced cancer.
Growing up in Richmond, Va., Fred King fondly recalls staying up to watch the moon landing with his family and receiving his first chemistry set for Christmas.
