The WVU Research Office will host an informational session via Zoom to discuss the NSF-EPSCoR Track 1 call for papers on the state level by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. The session will be held Tuesday (Aug.18) at 10 a.m.
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Experts with the West Virginia University Center for Inhalation Toxicology found that – assuming it’s a good fit - a gaiter will, despite recent reports, provide a respiratory containment of exhaled droplets comparable to a common over-the-ear cloth mask. “We see no reason to stop distributing the WVU gaiter,” Center Director Timothy Nurkiewicz, said. “The evidence just isn’t there. It’s not doing any harm.
Each time we breathe in, we’re not inhaling just one component that seeps into our lungs. It’s a medley of gasses and particles – both natural and human-made – that can unleash unknown consequences on respiratory health.
WVU recently welcomed 29 new Fellows to the graduate student community.These first-year Fellows will begin building groundbreaking research projects when they arrive on campus in August.
Not even a year removed from her official diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, Nanette Miller is already on a road to potential recovery due to the expansion of a groundbreaking technique crafted by Dr. Ali Rezai's team at the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.
A doctoral student in the Statler College of Engineering has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to further his research into sustainable mobility services in urban and rural communities.