The research, led by Heather Stephens, professor of resource economics and management and director of the Regional Research Institute, aims to identify what factors could support entrepreneurship for women and minorities, as well as barriers that deter them from starting their own businesses.
Research
Seven rising WVU sophomores and juniors began their six-week research training in the Appalachian Gerontology Experiences: Advancing Diversity in Aging Research Scholars Summer Research Internship on May 15 and will showcase their hard work at the fourth annual AGE-ADAR Virtual Summer Research Poster Symposium from 10-11 a.m. on Friday (June 21).
Rafael Azambuja was awarded the 2024 L.J. Markwardt Award from the Forest Products Society, which recognizes “the author of a Forest Products Journal technical paper that has the most outstanding merit in the field of wood as an engineering material.”
The University’s commitment to research — paired with strong academic programs and collaborations with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — drew Yuni Tang to Morgantown for the PhD in Public Health Sciences program. Now, she is using her training to improve health outcomes as a postdoctoral research associate.
WVU researchers recently received $1.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to incorporate solar panels onto cattle farms that could aid in solar energy production and sustainable farming.
Caroline Welter and Daniel Centuriao, fourth-year doctorate students in economics and graduate research assistants at the Regional Research Institute, recently received the M. Jarvin Emerson Student Paper Competition award at the 54th Annual Mid-Continent Regional Science Association Conference in Cleveland, Ohio.