About Research at WVU
The research enterprise of West Virginia University is diverse, richly talented, progressive and focused on the goal of making people’s lives better in the highest tradition of an American land grant institution of higher education. Ever since it was founded, WVU has remained committed to that goal from biomedical research to energy research and a hundred areas in between.
The faith, resources and cooperation invested in our University are complimented and strengthened by hundreds of faculty researchers and students who are obligated by mission; determined by tradition; and focused by heritage to aggressively pursue the opportunities and tasks they have undertaken.
The Office of Research and Economic Development is dedicated to assisting WVU researchers in advancing their results, and putting that knowledge to work improving lives.
Vannevar Bush, the very first presidential science advisor, wrote to President Roosevelt in 1945 that:
“New products, new industries, and more jobs require continuous additions to knowledge of the laws of nature, and the application of that knowledge to practical purposes. ... This essential, new knowledge can be obtained only through basic scientific research.”
At WVU, we work to elevate those ideals and make a difference.
