WVU Libraries’ Teaching and Learning Committee has selected three Honors College students as 2020 Robert F. Munn Undergraduate Library Scholars.
Research
COVID-19 has put the brakes on AAA’s Memorial Day travel forecast due to unavailable economic data and estimates that fewer travelers will hit the road this holiday weekend due to the pandemic and social distancing recommendations. But that doesn’t mean the roads will be safe and sound for all, according to research analyzing Memorial Day weekend motor vehicle fatalities spanning a 35-year period.
Thorsten Wuest is moving the field of smart manufacturing forward with the help of a $901,486 grant awarded by the United States Department of Energy’s Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, aimed at improving the energy efficiency of manufacturing companies across the United States.
Recently, Wang earned the prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation in support of his research to understand the underlying neural processes involved in human social interaction. The award comes with nearly $500,000 in funding over a five-year period.
Sometimes the lung function of COVID-19 patients deteriorates so much that even ventilators can’t save them. In that case, another piece of hospital equipment—called an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine—may keep them oxygenated enough to survive. New research out of WVU suggests some COVID-19 patients—namely, younger people who have no preexisting conditions and are on steroids—might respond better to ECMO than others.
The HSC Office of Research and Graduate Education is welcoming two new team leaders — Dr. Julie Lockman and Dr. Ed Pistilli.