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WVU-State Partnership to Receive ARRA Funding to Improve Energy Efficiency and Save Jobs

WVU Researchers to Take Transportable Emissions Lab to D.C. for Bus Emissions Testing

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Brownfields Assistance Program Goes Statewide

President Signs Funding Measure Containing WVU Energy Projects

WVU Physics Professor Awarded $330K NSF Grant to Develop Laser Diagnostics Tool

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WVU Police and Researchers Partner with Morgantown PD to Map Where and Why Crime Happens

Renowed Forensic Scientist to Lecture on Lessons Learned from O.J. Simpson Case

WVU Receives $1.7M for Environmental Research Center

Wildlife Doctoral Student Honored for Research on Age of Birds

WVU President Clements: Research Growth at WVU Key to Making People's Lives Better

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WVU President James P. Clements

WVU Official to Focus on Research to Improve Rural Veterans' Health Programs

ARRA Award to Help WVU Health-Professions Students Learn More About Public Health

Two at WVU Earn ARRA-Funded NIH Challenge Grants

Recovery Act Funds Revitalize Virus Research

Chemistry Professor Awarded WVU's Largest NSF CAREER Grant Worth $550K

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Regional Economic Development Experts Head to Morgantown

FBI Taps WVU for Evidence Collection Research and Training Tools

WVU Nursing Student Researches Keys to Gen X Nurses’ On-the-Job Happiness: Results May Solve Nursing Shortage

EPA Invites WVU Graduate Student to Present Research on Capitol Hill

ARRA Funding to Help Students, Families Get Health Info and Coaching

WVU Neurosurgeon Addresses NFL Head Injuries in GQ Magazine

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President Clements Seeks Input

WVU President James P. Clements is seeking input from faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, friends, opinion leaders and other state residents for formulating a new vision for 2020 and beyond. To gather feedback quickly and efficiently, President Clements has a 10-question online survey, housed on his Web site. No ID or password is required; simply fill out the form online and submit. Click on the icon below to access the survey.

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Help for WVU Faculty Researchers

The WVU Research Office is committed to helping and encouraging WVU researchers in their pursuit of competitive research funding. Tools and assistance are available.


From the Laboratory to the Marketplace

WVU Technologies Available for Commercialization


West Virginia University's Partnerships for Discovery, Engagement and Innovation

WVU has a long history of collaborating with other universities and research organizations on programs and projects that make lives better. Here are a few examples .


Research Trust of West Virginia University

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Featuring the Advanced Energy Initiative


News & Events

Special Notices

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

The Office of the WVU Vice President for Research and Economic Development coordinates the University’s response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Please visit WVU and the ARRA to learn about opportunities and to review a list of ARRA awards made to WVU


Funding Availability Alerts

Environmental Research Center Announces Availability of Mini-Grants for Research and Education

The recently created Environmental Research Center (ERC) in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design announces the availability of mini-grants for environmental research projects (up to 4 grants at $25,000 each) and for developing new field-based courses on an environmental issue (2 grants at $5,000 each). Deadline for receipt of proposals to the ERC is December 1, 2009. Check out the full request for proposal announcements.

Genomic Discovery Grant Opportunities Available

The WVU Health Sciences Center Office of Research and Graduate Education announces the availability of funds to support Genomic Discovery Grants (GDG) for projects that will utilize the newly established Genomics Core Facility at WVU. The GDG mechanism is intended to support research projects by faculty members at the rank of assistant professor or above across WVU. Deadline for submission of Genomic Discovery Grants is December 1, 2009. For more information and application instructions, please visit the HSC Research and Graduate Education website.

WVU McNair Scholars Program Accepting Applications for Summer Internship

The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program is now accepting applications for its 2010 summer research internship. The program is designed to help undergraduate, low-income, first-generation or underrepresented college students earn doctoral degrees. The deadline for applications is Jan. 15. For more information on the program or to download an application, visit http://www.wvu.edu/~mcnair.


Special Events

From lectures and forums to web casts and educational opportunities, West Virginia University hosts a wide range of events of interest to the research community. Check this listing for upcoming events.


WVU Research in the News

WVU, MU Join Forces to Rehabilitate Brownfields

West Virginia University and Marshall University are teaming up to help communities across the state find new uses for blighted former industrial sites known as brownfields.
Through the new Marshall-WVU Foundation for Overcoming Challenges and Utilizing Strengths (FOCUS) for West Virginia Brownfields program, cities may apply for grants of up to $5,000 to redevelop abandoned or vacant industrial sites. Read more in the Charleston Gazette.

Grant to Help WVU-China Add Carbon Sequestration to Coal-to-Liquids Project

West Virginia University is continuing its work with the Chinese government on a coal-to-liquids plant, thanks to $1.25 million from the federal 2010 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill. WVU began working with China on the coal-to-liquids project in 2003. WVU offers oversight and advice while also learning from China’s investment. Read more on WV Public Broadcasting.

WVU Phyisics Researcher Mentors League that Solves Science Problems With Legos

FIRST is an acronym for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. It is an annual, international competition for elementary and middle school students that challenges children to tackle different real world topics related to science and then design and program robots out of Legos to complete tasks. “There are about 40 teams statewide, and about half of them are from our area,” said Dr. Earl Scime, chairman of the West Virginia University Department of Physics, and team mentor for the First Lego League and the Mountaineer Area Robotics team. “With 16 teams in this area, we’re huge.” Read more in the State Journal.

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Videos

Reputation, Scope of WVU Physics Department Continues to Grow

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Dr. Earl Scime, Physics Department Chair


Energy Research Featured in WVU’s Video

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Publications

WVU Research Featured in latest Alumni Magazine
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Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review Available On-Line

The West Virginia University Honors College’s Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review – the University’s first research journal exclusively for undergraduate authors—is now available on-line as a pdf file.


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