In the face of a deadly pandemic, WVU researchers innovated the means to adapt – and then some – to thwart a new disease. They ventured into the sewers, developed software for robots and tapped into renewable wood, all in the name of science and fighting COVID-19.
Research
The most recent National Home Visiting Resource Center Reference Catalog features School of Public Health alumna Angela Dyer’s dissertation titled “A Comprehensive Evaluation of a Home Visitation Program Model’s Prenatal Physical Activity Curriculum Modules Delivered Primarily to Low-Income Women.”
Always near the top of the list for having the most pesticide residue, tomatoes have few ways of protecting themselves from pests. Now, one WVU researcher is confident he will be able to develop a tomato that requires little to no pesticides.
Randall Jackson, Regional Research Institute director, has been selected to receive the prestigious Regional Science Association International Fellows Award. This award honors members of the Association who have made important scholarly and research contributions in the field of regional science.
According to Keri Valentine, associate professor of mathematics education in the WVU College of Education and Human Services, lived experiences of space are not typically incorporated into geometry classrooms.
Participants are needed for a study involving a computer-based task. Sessions will take one-to-three hours and multiple sessions may be required. The sessions will take place at the Life Sciences Building on the Downtown Campus; participants can earn monetary compensation.