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The purpose of this study is to investigate how patients and their surrogates make medical decisions. If you choose to participate, you will be asked to complete an online hypothetical decision task and other related questionnaires. The study is being conducted as part of a student's doctoral dissertation through the WVU Department of Psychology.

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WVCTSI has reopened the application process for the Biostart funding opportunity offered in collaboration with the WVU Tissue Bank and the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center Tissue Procurement Program affiliated with Marshall University for the purpose of promoting the use of tissue samples in clinical and translational research.

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Fossil records that reveal how new animals evolve is key not only to understanding the history of life on Earth, but could play a role in guiding modern conservation efforts in predicting responses to future climate change, according to WVU geologist James Lamsdell. The results of his research will end up in the hands of public school students in age-appropriate science curricula.