Joseph McNeel, professor and director of the Appalachian Hardwood Center at the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, has been testing the effectiveness of yellow poplar, an abundant West Virginia species, as a source of engineered wood building material.
Research
A School of Medicine researcher is conducting vision research that he hopes can lead to earlier diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease thanks to a new grant awarded by the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Kakan Dey, associate professor at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, is looking at new methods for maintaining state and city roadways and other travel networks with funding from a $540,000 National Science Foundation CAREER award.
Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin are recipients of the 2023 Shaw Prize for the discovery of fast radio bursts. The award is dedicated to furthering societal progress, enhancing quality of life and enriching humanity's spiritual civilization.
WVU recently earned reaccreditation from the Association for Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs. The site visit resulted in "no findings," and AAHRPP required no changes to the University’s human research protection program.
Julie Patrick and the Healthy Aging Lab in the Department of Psychology invite men and women over the age of 30 to participate in a research study examining the ways feelings of awe influence heart rate.