Research led by Amy Gentzler, professor of psychology, finds teens using social media are vulnerable to depressive symptoms and some platforms, like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, may be linked to higher levels of depression than others.
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This year, SURE will support up to 60 WVU students across all disciplines with increased stipends of $5,000 for eight weeks of research under the direction of a WVU faculty research mentor and a graduate or postdoctoral mentor.
The Office of Student and Faculty Innovation will host Swamy Tripurani and Saroj Regmi from the National Cancer Institute to discuss Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer opportunities at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, on Zoom.
WVU winners of the National Science Foundation’s Track 4 awards will participate in a panel discussion to offer tips to help researchers craft winning solicitations for 2024 from 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, on Zoom.
The WVU Appalachian Gerontology Experiences: Advancing Diversity in Aging Research Scholars Program invites rising sophomores and juniors in MSTEM disciplines who are from underrepresented backgrounds and interested in learning about aging research to apply for the 2024 Paid Summer Research Internship.
Qiang Wang will teach participants how to leverage this technique in their research from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Feb. 7.