According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in every 68 children born in the United States has a form of autism. Children with autism spectrum disorder typically pay less attention to faces and other social stimuli, preferring to fixate on objects. Shuo Wang, an assistant professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at West Virginia University, is hoping to find out what role a portion of the brain may play in this behavior.
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The January Science on Tap talk "Appalachian Storage Hub Study" is being given by Douglas Patchen, Director of the Resource Extraction Division of the WVU National Research Center for Coal and Energy. This talk is scheduled for Wednesday (Jan. 10) at 7 p.m. at Morgantown Brewing Company,1291 University Avenue, Morgantown. The event is free and open to the public.
The Research Office, in collaboration with the University Libraries, is pleased to announce the next WVU Software Carpentry Workshop. The two-day course will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 27 and 28 in the Downtown Library, Lower Level room 104 and is aimed at graduate students, postdocs, staff and faculty.
The women's basketball team will host "I Belong" Day on Jan. 28 when the Mountaineers host No. 6 Baylor in a 3 p.m. game at the WVU Coliseum. "I Belong" Day will be a celebration of diversity and inclusion in Morgantown. The event is a collaborative effort between the WVU Athletic Department, the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and WVU Student Organizations.
Earning its second Big 12 Conference win in program history, the wrestling team upset No. 18 Oklahoma in a thrilling 24-12 contest on Thursday evening (Jan. 4) at the WVU Coliseum.
The gymnastics team opens its 2018 season at the WVU Coliseum today (Jan. 5) against No. 2-ranked Florida, at 7 p.m. It's a Dollar Night, and all tickets and select concessions will be available for $1 each.