Dr. Brian Hendricks, a research assistant professor with the WVU School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, is trying to better understand the needs of a historically underserved population in West Virginia — pregnant women with substance use disorder.
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Intellectual Property is important to academics, innovators and businesses because IP is developed by these people. This spring, WVU Libraries will host the Intellectual Property Workshop Series, which will include an introduction to intellectual property, cover copyright, trademarks and patents.
With help from a $150,000 Equitrans Midstream Foundation grant, Jason Hubbart and his team in the WVU Institute for Water Security and Science will pilot a drinking water testing and community engagement program to help some West Virginians gain a better understanding of what’s in their water.
Maura McLaughlin, the Eberly Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2020 Highly Cited Researcher by Web of Science, one of the world’s top research awards.
Perceived low-grade forms of workplace mistreatment, such as avoiding eye contact or excluding a coworker from conversation, can amplify suicidal thoughts in employees with mood disorders, based on a study by Kayla Follmer, assistant professor of management, and Jake Follmer, assistant professor of educational psychology.
WVU Libraries is launching the Organized Researcher Workshop Series to help students who are working on theses and dissertations stay organized throughout their research projects