Fourth-year medical student Stephen Chen recently partnered with Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences professor Dr. John Nguyen to investigate the effects of teprotumumab on intraocular pressure among thyroid eye disease patients.
Research
Chemical engineering graduate research assistant Raphael Oladokun has been recognized by the National Society of Black Engineers as this year’s Graduate Student of the Year.
Researchers at WVU are studying movement and health during pregnancy, beginning in the first trimester. There are no interventions or medications and participants can earn up to $150 for completing all three study visits.
Mariya Cherkasova, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, will spend the next two years reverse engineering certain structural characteristics of slot machines to determine what makes them a potentially addictive form of gambling. Her research is supported by the International Center for Responsible Gaming.
The WVU Institute for Sustainability and Energy Research has appointed Shikha Sharma as chief scientific officer, and six faculty members have been named to its newly formed steering committee. In this role, Sharma will aid the institute in advancing energy and energy-related sustainability research at the University.
West Virginia University is leading one of 50 projects as part of a nationwide effort to increase farmland availability to underserved populations, while also helping producers obtain working capital and means of food distribution.