The purpose of this research study is to learn how rewards affect behavior and choice by completing simple tasks. Participants must use a computer mouse to click buttons on a computer screen and attend 1.5 to 3.5 hour sessions in the Life Sciences Building.
Research
Camila Romero, of Morgantown, and Christopher Smith, of Point Pleasant, have joined an elite group after being awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, a program that supports graduate education in STEM-based fields. Both are pursuing research-based doctoral degrees.
Effective today (May 6), the United States Government Policy for Oversight of Dual Use Research of Concern and Pathogens with Enhanced Pandemic Potential will require institutions receiving federal funding to provide additional oversight and notification to federal funding agencies related to certain types of pathogen research.
The Office of Innovation and Commercialization has introduced new resources to enhance the intellectual property and commercialization process at WVU. A new online intake form is now available to help researchers quickly assess the patentability and commercial potential of their ideas.
The final Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology WVUniverse talk of the semester will feature Duncan Lorimer, professor and observational astronomer specializing in single-dish radio astronomy, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday (May 9) in White Hall, Room G09.
WVU Libraries urges researchers to exercise caution when using long-established government data sources and scrutinize them carefully, even if you have used them previously. Indexing and inclusion criteria, as well as the collection practices themselves, are changing — potentially affecting the quality, completeness and availability of data.