A research project led by Peng Li, assistant professor of chemistry in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, has received $500,000 in continuing grant funding from the National Science Foundation. The main goal of the project is to develop a portable digital diagnostic testing platform for complex diseases that offers high detection sensitivity and accurate measurements.
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Joan Centrella, director of WVU’s Bridge Science and Technology Policy, Leadership, and Communications Initiative, was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the agency, on March 31.
Join the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design for its Graduate Student Research and Creative Scholarship Day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow (April 26) in the Agricultural Sciences Building. This annual event provides a unique forum for graduate student researchers to share their scholarly work and enhance their professional development.
The WVU Research Office has named Katie Schneller the director of the Office of Sponsored Programs. In addition, the Research Office has named Eric Divito and Rachel Humberson to serve as the interim assistant directors for the award negotiation sub-department.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded a new two-year grant to support a research collaboration between Think Kids and the West Virginia Prevention Research Center to assess how West Virginia compiles and reports health surveillance data in order to build a more inclusive surveillance system.
Mary Ann Samyn, Professor in the Department of English at West Virginia University, has been named the recipient of the 2022 Faculty Award for Distinction in Graduate Research Mentoring. Jointly sponsored by the Office of Graduate Education and Life and the Research Office, the award was created in the 2018-19 academic year to honor faculty who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to the mentorship of graduate students.