The shortage of natural pollinators, such as bees, is threatening global food production around the world, making it difficult to feed an ever-growing human population. Researchers at WVU have come up with a plan B to this decline in pollinators by creating a robotic pollinator. A team led by Yu Gu is creating StickBug, a six-armed robot to assist humans in greenhouse environments by pollinating various crops.
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Bridges in Digital Health,” which recently received $3 million from the National Science Foundation, hopes to address the combination of rising healthcare costs, the expansion of the nation’s elderly population and health disparities, particularly in rural communities, through advances in digital health and artificial intelligence, and training the next generation of professionals to develop and deploy such advances.
At nearly 9,500-square-feet, the Lane Innovation Hub — established in honor of Ray Lane and his wife, Stephanie, will transform entrepreneurial opportunities for students in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources and the people of West Virginia.
Join us Oct. 27 at noon for the Lunch & Learn series covering Kuali Basics for new users and old pros. If you are new to submitting proposals to the Office of Sponsored Programs, or just have a few questions, this seminar is for you.
The Appalachian Gerontology Experiences: Advancing Diversity in Aging Research Scholars Program invites faculty, staff and students to register and attend a virtual open house Oct. 28 from 4-5 p.m. to learn more about this NIH-funded program which prepares underrepresented students in MSTEM fields for a future career in health or research.
Join the Research Computing Team on Zoom for a two-hour long workshop on molecular dynamics simulations Friday (Oct. 22) at 1 p.m. This workshop will cover the three MD engines currently available on WVU HPC resources: NAMD, AMBER and GROMACS.