As the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles roam sewers to fight their archenemy Shredder and his goons, a team of real-life West Virginia University superhero scientists lurk around the portals to the underground land of drainage and waste to battle a more sinister villain: COVID-19.
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The Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion seeks campus-wide feedback for a needs assessment survey aimed at identifying different areas across our campuses that may need a customizable data tracking software.
Engineers at WVU are creating a new energy conversion system that has the potential to bridge renewable energy sources into the existing United States energy infrastructure.
Hear from the first recipients of the Eberly Racial Justice Grant during the virtual showcase "Sharing Stories and Taking Action" on Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. The new grants support research for social justice initiatives that will engage with the community.
Large-scale behavior change is a critical component when it comes to mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, as one WVU researcher points out, it can also be leveraged to address a separate, yet, equally important, persistent public health crisis: gun violence in our nation’s schools.
Join West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the WVU School of Medicine for a special presentation on the National Institutes of Health Medical Research Scholars Program on Dec. 8 from 5-6 p.m.