Fungi that have close symbiotic relationships with tree roots are called “mycorrhizae,” and Ember Morrissey, associate professor in the Department of Biology at the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, is studying how two main types of mycorrhizal fungi interact with their host trees and other soil microorganisms.
Research
The West Virginia Water Research Institute 3RQ Common Waters Initiative will host its 2025 Fall Common Waters Symposium from 4-6 p.m. Dec. 2 in the National Research Center for Coal and Energy Building lobby.
To ensure sustainability of its innovative systems and platforms that assist investigators with data collection and analyses, the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute will implement a fee schedule and prioritization levels to effectively manage the surge in service utilization beginning Jan. 5.
The Office of Undergraduate Research is seeking judges for the eighth annual fall Undergraduate Research Symposium scheduled to take place from 1-5 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Mountainlair.
“Proof-to-Patent” provides up to $1,000 for University inventors to verify and validate key claims about their technology using internal resources such as the Shared Research Facilities, Health Sciences Center Core Facilities and WISER Analytical Lab.
The WVU Research Vault, developed by Information Technology Services, provides researchers with 5TB of data storage at no charge, thanks to a $1.3 million University investment.