The WVU Humanities Center kicks off Research Week today (March 20) with a schedule of events showcasing humanities and humanities-adjacent scholarship.
Research
WVU undergraduates Bec Hyde and Elena Maddy are the creative minds behind “Audacious Women,” an Honors EXCEL dance project analyzing the rules society imposes on women and how those rules impact women’s sexuality, sensuality and sense of self.
The Office of Technology Transfer will welcome Michael Spooner, associate general counsel, at noon Tuesday (March 21) to discuss BOG Rule 1.4 dealing with the Ethics Act and Conflicts of Interest.
This session will focus on campus-community partnerships invested in research, by giving priority to community perspectives, honoring mutually beneficial relationships and upholding social justice values.
A team led by Xueyan Song and George B. Berry at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources have engineered a material with the potential to dramatically cut the amount of heat power plants release into the atmosphere.
The Spring Symposium is open to WVU undergraduate researchers who participate in research programs/disciplines at the University. Experienced undergraduate researchers are especially encouraged to consider oral and performing arts presentations.