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Newswise: Likes, shares and drug deals: WVU researchers create model that detects illicit drug trafficking on social media
4-Apr-2022 10:25 AM EDT
Likes, shares and drug deals: WVU researchers create model that detects illicit drug trafficking on social media
West Virginia University

Researchers at West Virginia University have found that social networking platforms can serve as a direct-to-consumer marketing tool for drug dealers to sell illicit drugs.

Newswise: WVU scientists can discuss rare earth extraction, a potential gamechanger for the U.S. environment and economy
Released: 30-Mar-2022 12:15 PM EDT
WVU scientists can discuss rare earth extraction, a potential gamechanger for the U.S. environment and economy
West Virginia University

Ahead of a West Virginia University scientist’s testimony to a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday (March 31), researchers can discuss the University’s advancements in developing a process to extract rare earths and critical materials from acid mine drainage and coal waste.

Newswise: ‘Get your ears’: WVU researchers want respect for Appalachian Englishes
Released: 17-Mar-2022 11:40 AM EDT
‘Get your ears’: WVU researchers want respect for Appalachian Englishes
West Virginia University

Two West Virginia University researchers, Kirk Hazen and Audra Slocum, have looked at how language has, in part, defined the way people in Appalachia are perceived and judged elsewhere in the U.S.

Newswise: WVU experts discuss all things Appalachia
Released: 14-Mar-2022 11:30 AM EDT
WVU experts discuss all things Appalachia
West Virginia University

West Virginia University hosts the national Appalachian Studies Conference from March 17-20, 2022. Before, during and after the conference, University experts are available to offer insights on Appalachian issues, culture and research.

Newswise: WVU School of Nursing training nurses to meet staff shortages in state and beyond
Released: 23-Feb-2022 3:05 PM EST
WVU School of Nursing training nurses to meet staff shortages in state and beyond
West Virginia University

School of Nursing students at all of West Virginia University's campuses are training to be the next wave of health professionals to fill a growing void in the industry.

Newswise: WVU announces $40M partnership to expand economics education through innovative Chambers College programs
Released: 22-Feb-2022 12:55 PM EST
WVU announces $40M partnership to expand economics education through innovative Chambers College programs
West Virginia University

Ken and Randy Kendrick's contribution to West Virginia University's John Chambers College of Business and Economics will expand business education at both WVU and across West Virginia.

Newswise: WVU engineer develops tool to predict oxygen in water, finds streams along southeastern U.S. in poorer quality
15-Feb-2022 12:00 PM EST
WVU engineer develops tool to predict oxygen in water, finds streams along southeastern U.S. in poorer quality
West Virginia University

Omar Abdul-Aziz, an engineer at West Virginia University, has developed a model that can be utilized on any body of water to predict levels of dissolved oxygen, a contributor to water quality.

Newswise: WVU engineer exploring American implementation of newer, safer ‘turbo roundabout’
Released: 14-Feb-2022 10:25 AM EST
WVU engineer exploring American implementation of newer, safer ‘turbo roundabout’
West Virginia University

A West Virginia University researcher is looking at the possibility of American implementation of a different type of traffic roundabout popularized in Europe.

   
Newswise: WVU sleep medicine program a ‘game changer’ for hospitalized patients
Released: 9-Feb-2022 10:40 AM EST
WVU sleep medicine program a ‘game changer’ for hospitalized patients
West Virginia University

A study led by West Virginia University School of Medicine researcher Sunil Sharma suggests that WVU’s new sleep medicine program is effective at identifying hospital patients at risk of sleep-disordered breathing and making them less likely to be readmitted to the hospital within six months of being discharged.

Newswise: Russia’s troop movements threaten more than neighboring countries, WVU expert says
Released: 3-Feb-2022 9:35 AM EST
Russia’s troop movements threaten more than neighboring countries, WVU expert says
West Virginia University

Russia’s threats to Ukraine not only endanger the lives of Ukrainian citizens, but also the system that has supported European security since the end of World War II, according to Erik Herron, Eberly Family Professor of Political Science at West Virginia University.

Newswise: Real-world experience in virtual safety gives WVU students cybersecurity skills via Department of Defense partnership
Released: 2-Feb-2022 11:45 AM EST
Real-world experience in virtual safety gives WVU students cybersecurity skills via Department of Defense partnership
West Virginia University

West Virginia University is one of 84 educational institutions that will work closely with CYBERCOM, part of the U.S. Department of Defense. Students will engage in applied research and innovation while gaining valuable cybersecurity workforce training.

Newswise: WVU research finds wealth affects water facility compliance
Released: 31-Jan-2022 10:00 AM EST
WVU research finds wealth affects water facility compliance
West Virginia University

Levan Elbakidze, a researcher at West Virginia University's Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, has identified a money factor in water quality.

Newswise: New WVU Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, curriculum address region’s critical needs
Released: 28-Jan-2022 8:05 AM EST
New WVU Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, curriculum address region’s critical needs
West Virginia University

To help improve the quality of life for West Virginians and residents in the Appalachian region, West Virginia University’s School of Public Health is offering an evidence-based approach to preventing, treating and often reversing chronic disease, 85 percent of which is attributable to lifestyle risk factors.

Newswise: Pacific, western Indian ocean island nations and culture face extinction in aftermath of undersea volcanic eruptions and climate change, WVU expert says
Released: 21-Jan-2022 4:40 PM EST
Pacific, western Indian ocean island nations and culture face extinction in aftermath of undersea volcanic eruptions and climate change, WVU expert says
West Virginia University

While the aftermath of an undersea volcanic eruption and the following tsunami garner much attention as the waves crash around inhabited islands, an expert at West Virginia University says the combination of those hard to predict eruptions and climate change will eventually erase island nations and their cultures in the Pacific and western Indian oceans.



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