The 2022 Three-Minute Thesis Grand Finale will take place on Thursday, April 14, at 6 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. Hosted by the Office of Graduate Education and Life, this competition will be judged by five WVU staff and faculty members. The public is invited to attend the event to vote for their favorite presenter for the People’s Choice Award.
Research
Join the Office of Technology Transfer tomorrow (March 22) at noon as they host Joshua Nightingale, Matt Johnson and Meredith Wilkes from Jones Day for a discussion on "Brand Protection and Enforcement" for research entrepreneurs who are considering bringing their research to market.
Attend a WVU Libraries online citation manager workshop to learn how to use tools to organize, format and share citations.
Language and the way we use it is important for more than communicating. According to two WVU researchers, language has, in part, defined the way people in Appalachia are perceived—and judged—in other regions of the U.S. In turn, Appalachians, or people from an eight-state area that stretches from southern New York to north Georgia, have either stood their ground and continued using the vowel sounds that give away their linguistic roots or adapted their speaking patterns to fit into new places or situations.
The Connell-Gardner Fund of $30,000 will support research activities of current students such as presenting research at conferences, attending symposiums and conferences, conducting oral interviews, reading manuscripts in archives and libraries and fieldwork. The fund will also support the recruitment of new students to the graduate program.
The WVU Cancer Institute has named Courtney DeVries as the new deputy director. As deputy director, DeVries will help lead research initiatives within the Institute. She will be instrumental in developing and advancing the organizational strategy and research mission to foster our institute in becoming a leading cancer research and education institution.