Conventional diabetes medications tend to fix downstream problems, meaning they typically work by stabilizing blood sugar levels, not by improving the chemical processes that underlie how the body makes and processes blood sugar in the first place. Stephanie Shumar, a graduate student in the School of Medicine who is studying biochemistry and molecular biology, is working to change that by studying an unexplored enzyme.
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Join WVCTSI and the Department of Biostatistics for a hands-on introduction and overview of the R and RStudio statistical computing, graphics, and data analysis system. During “An Introduction to R via RStudio,” Snehalata Huzurbazar, Ph.D., professor and chair of biostatistics with the WVU School of Public Health, and Eugenie Jackson, Ph.D., research associate with the WVU School of Public Health, will work with attendees to perform hands-on analyses and data output exercises.
John Deskins, director of WVU’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research, which is housed in the College of Business and Economics where he is also an associate professor of economics, said West Virginia is at the epicenter of the national opioid crisis. He said loss of life, loss of jobs and tying up resources that could be used elsewhere in a state that has embarked on a mission to economically reinvent itself has cost West Virginia dearly.
Norbert Pienta, professor of chemistry at the University of Georgia and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Chemical Education, will discuss a study using browser-based tools and eye-tracking technology to understand students’ approaches to problem solving in an introductory chemistry course. The talk is free and open to the public on Wednesday (Nov. 29) at 4:30 p.m. in 201 Clark Hall. Students and faculty are encouraged to meet the speaker over coffee and cookies in the Bennett Conference Room at 3:30 p.m.
The Department of Occupational Therapy Department celebrates two decades with its continuing education event and alumni reunion from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 2 in Room 1905. Tony Gentry will serve as the keynote speaker.
Chuck Lewis, award-winning investigative journalist and founder of Citizens for Public Integrity, will give a talk on academics' responsibility to share their research with the public and role in combating 'fake news' at 4 p.m. on Wednesday (Nov. 29) at E. Moore Hall.