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Energy Graphic Illustration  

A leader in energy research and innovation, West Virginia University is repositioning the institutes within its Research Office to best meet industry-wide transitions. The Energy Institute will transform into the WVU Institute for Sustainability and Energy Research, effective July 1, with Sam Taylor as its director.

An illustration of a microscope representing the Research category of E-News.  

The WVU Health Sciences T32 Spring Symposium, scheduled for Wednesday (May 17), will feature a keynote address from Emily Calandrelli along with a panel discussion focused on science communication. The WVU Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences, and Cell and Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering programs will participate in the symposium.

Fast Radio Burst  

New research about this Fast Radio Burst has revealed a rarely seen astronomical environment around its source, where magnetic fields twist, turn and undulate over time. This is the first detection of a magnetic field reversal observed from an FRB, and the first time this behavior has been observed in another galaxy.

Fred King  

Fred King fondly recalls staying up to watch the moon landing with his family and receiving his first chemistry set for Christmas. That passion for science and discovery never wavered as King emerged as an acclaimed chemist in adulthood.