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Justin Mathias measures the responses of leaf photosynthesis at the Fernow Experimental Forest in Parsons.  

After a 50-year period of declining growth of the tree species prior to the Clean Air Act, a new study by Justin Mathias, a biology Ph.D. candidate, and Richard Thomas, chair and professor in the Department of Biology, found that declining air pollution alongside increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide and warmer spring temperatures have resulted in dramatic forest growth recovery.

A teacher talking to two students.  

The West Virginia University Board of Governors continued its work Friday on the process of enacting new policies and procedures in the wake of the state Legislature’s adoption of laws permitting more independence from the state Higher Education Policy Commission.

 

The Office of the Provost is now accepting applications for the Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Program, which offers faculty members at institutions in the Big 12 Conference the opportunity to travel to other member institutions to pursue collaborative research in a variety of ways. Applications will be accepted through June 15.

Portrait of Dr. Joan Neff on blue background  

After an extensive, nationwide search, WVU Tech has announced the installment of Dr. Joan Neff as the new provost for the Beckley campus. Neff will oversee the institution’s academic efforts, working alongside the academic deans and faculty to maintain and enhance the quality of academic programs, implement innovation in the classroom and encourage the professional development of WVU Tech’s instructors.

A graduate is congratulated by a faculty member for his earning a prestigious fellowship  

Dana Dandeneau, who earned his Master of Public Health degree in Epidemiology last week, will begin a prestigious post-graduate Fellowship with the North Carolina Division of Public Health. He is the first WVU student to be selected for the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Applied Epidemiology Fellowship.