WVU sociologists study Baltimore police interacting with community.
Former police officer and WVU Professor James Nolan and colleague
Henry Brownstein study conditions that create strong
communities. The NSF-funded research aims to shift policing from
law enforcement to collaborative community safety.
(Photo courtesy of the Baltimore Police Department)
WVU Mountain Hydrology Lab research group
Recipient of a $450K+ NSF award, this group studies and prepares
for flash floods in Appalachia, focusing on vulnerable rural
communities. The project also includes workforce development
for over 500 underrepresented students with hands-on environmental
training.
(WVU Photo)
WVU neuroscientists study how brains change and adapt to new
information.
The WVU Neuroscience group studies neural plasticity––how the brain adapts––using
advanced tools like specialized microscopes and gene analysis.
Funded by NSF and NIH, their research on brain changes in animals
has implications for understanding human learning.
(WVU Photo)
We are R1
WVU serves both as West Virginia's flagship and land-grant institution. We are 1
of only 18 land-grant institutions in an EPSCoR state recognized as R1.
Externally-funded Research and Development Expenditures