The West Virginia University School of Dentistry faculty and students have drawn national and international attention for their research and are proud to contribute to high research activity that places the University among the most elite research-focused institutions.
Research
In a new study, one WVU engineer developed a simpler, more effective model that predicts dissolved oxygen in streams across the U.S. Atlantic Coast. Omar Abdul-Aziz, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, said the model can be applied to water bodies anywhere in the world.
Faculty are encouraged to apply to mentor undergraduates in scholarly activity via the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program and inform their undergraduates that SURE applications are now open. The deadline to submit an application is March 2.
Representatives from the Office of Human Research Protections, who work closely with the Institutional Review Board, will provide an overview about research at WVU and discuss the IRB submission process during “A Guide to Human Subject Research at WVU” March 5 at 11 a.m. on Zoom.
Register for the virtual grant writing workshop series “Developing a Competitive NIH Application” scheduled for March 10, 11, 17 and 18. In this series, Joan Lakoski, WVCTSI director of investigator development, and Robert Milner, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, will present on several NIH funding mechanism.
The Research Induction Ceremony for doctoral students from the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Public Health and School of Pharmacy will take place March 4 from 4:30-7 p.m. in the Okey Patteson Auditorium.