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Newswise: Study finds work benefits people with certain job-related disabilities
Released: 5-Feb-2024 1:00 PM EST
Study finds work benefits people with certain job-related disabilities
West Virginia University

Findings from a West Virginia University research team suggest a possible link between leaving the workforce prematurely because of disabilities from non-life-threatening, work-related conditions and the development of serious health problems, even death.

Newswise: Research looks at how experiences at previous jobs motivate start-up operators
Released: 1-Feb-2024 11:00 AM EST
Research looks at how experiences at previous jobs motivate start-up operators
West Virginia University

When people quit their jobs to launch their own companies, the reasons that motivated them to become entrepreneurs can be major predictors of success, according to West Virginia University management scholar Hyeonsuh Lee.

   
Newswise: Researcher trains next-gen AI for chemicals industry to take a quantum leap forward
Released: 25-Jan-2024 11:00 AM EST
Researcher trains next-gen AI for chemicals industry to take a quantum leap forward
West Virginia University

A West Virginia University engineer is creating powerful, unconventional artificial intelligence tools that can reimagine the sustainability of chemical manufacturing.

Newswise: Building buzz, WVU becomes first new Bee Campus USA affiliate of 2024
Released: 25-Jan-2024 8:30 AM EST
Building buzz, WVU becomes first new Bee Campus USA affiliate of 2024
West Virginia University

West Virginia University is being recognized as a certified affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program for its buzzworthy efforts to support pollinators on campus by increasing native plants and providing nest sites.

Newswise: Professor emeritus and creator of ‘people’s tomato’ unveils final variety
Released: 24-Jan-2024 11:00 AM EST
Professor emeritus and creator of ‘people’s tomato’ unveils final variety
West Virginia University

Mannon Gallegly, a West Virginia University plant pathology professor emeritus who has spent more than 70 years developing hearty tomato varieties for home gardeners, has created his fourth and final tomato — the West Virginia ’23, dubbed “Mannon’s Majesty.”

Newswise: Research reveals possible link between teen personalities, social media preferences and depressive symptoms
Released: 16-Jan-2024 1:00 PM EST
Research reveals possible link between teen personalities, social media preferences and depressive symptoms
West Virginia University

Teens using social media are vulnerable to depressive symptoms and some platforms, like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, may be linked to higher levels of depression than others, according to West Virginia University research.

Newswise: WVU to establish innovative cybersecurity education, training facility
Released: 28-Nov-2023 1:00 PM EST
WVU to establish innovative cybersecurity education, training facility
West Virginia University

With the ongoing threat of cyberattacks becoming more sophisticated, West Virginia University is launching plans for a cybersecurity range — a specialized software and hardware facility for education, training and research — with $750,000 in grant funding support from the U.S. Department of Education.

Newswise: WVU Extension service project on display at U.S. Capitol for holiday season
Released: 27-Nov-2023 10:45 AM EST
WVU Extension service project on display at U.S. Capitol for holiday season
West Virginia University

West Virginia University will be represented in Washington this holiday season beginning Tuesday (Nov. 28) with the official lighting of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, an evergreen with many connections to the Mountain State through WVU Extension.

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Released: 9-Nov-2023 10:45 AM EST
Bombs away: Researcher combats invasive plants by deploying insect armies
West Virginia University

Yong-Lak Park, professor of entomology at the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, is researching the efficacy of dropping natural enemy insects on invasive plants using drone technology and artificial intelligence as a means of destroying these plants more efficiently.



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