Researchers at WVU would like to know more about community life and crime in West Virginia. We invite you to participate in a survey study conducted by Karen Weiss and James Nolan of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, in collaboration with WVU Extension Service.
Research
Undergraduates from all majors are invited to submit abstracts for presentation of scholarly works at the Fourth Annual Undergraduate Spring Symposium April 3-4 at WVU.
Students in the School of Dentistry dental hygiene class of 2020 presented two-year research projects, a requirement to successfully complete the oral healthcare program.
Shane Kaski is investigating whether an anti-itch medication that targets a specific part of our nerve cells can make morphine—which targets a different part—more effective. His findings suggest it can.
The Society of American Foresters recently honored Mary Beth Adams, visiting research faculty in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, with its 2019 Barrington Moore Memorial Award.
The LGBTQ+ Center is working with academics nationwide to research LGBTQ+ studies to drive advocacy efforts. Center director Cris Mayo has recently co-edited two scholarly collections focused on educational practices that address queer, trans, gender nonbinary, and intersectional identities, ¬“Queer Pedagogies: Theory, Policy, Praxis” (co-edited with Nelson M. Rodriguez), and “Queer, Trans, and Intersectional Theory in Educational Practice: Student, Teacher, and Community Experiences” (co-edited with Mollie V. Blackburn), while also co-authoring the book “Navigating Trans*+ and Gender Complex Identities,” (with Jamison Green, Rhea Hoskin, and sj Miller) which was released on Nov. 14.