The Research Office is offering sessions in July and August for the community to learn about features of the new system that will replace WVU+kc, the WVU Research Administration Portal. The sessions are in preparation for the Jan. 13 go-live of Grants, Agreements, Conflict of Interest and the WVCTSI Clinical Trial Center Of Excellence.
Research
Researchers from the Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy are conducting a study to understand the impact of prematurity on motor development. Parents who complete the study will receive a $50 gift card as compensation.
Faculty and staff are asked to encourage their undergraduate researchers to submit abstracts for the 17th Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium on Thursday, July 25, at the Mountainlair.
Anna Passey, a student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, was awarded an Undergraduate Research Fellowship grant from the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium for her research under the guidance of Sarah Burke-Spolaor in the fields of magnetars, magnetic reconnection and magnetars as they relate to fast radio bursts.
University researchers are looking for healthy adults with physically active jobs to participate in a research study which is seeking to understand the effects of physical activity at work on cardiovascular health.
Seven rising sophomores and juniors who began their six-week research training in the Appalachian Gerontology Experiences: Advancing Diversity in Aging Research Scholars Summer Research Internship on May 15 will showcase their hard work at the fourth annual AGE-ADAR Virtual Summer Research Poster Symposium. The event will be held from 10-11 a.m. Friday (June 21) on Zoom.