by Olivia Murray omurray@dominionpost.com The Green Bank Observatory — in Pocahontas County — has several projects underway that could help astronomers and researchers further understand our galaxy and universe. Mechanisms at […]
Education
Hyperloop Health
WVU researchers making sure future hyperloop travel is safe for its riders WVU Today Before the first Virgin Hyperloop ride takes off, the brains behind pioneering neuroscience research at West […]
COVID causes issues for capstone projects
by Olivia Murrayomurray@dominionpost.com The COVID-19 pandemic has affected students’ abilities to conduct engineering capstone projects at West Virginia University, according to their professors. Yu Gu, associate professor, and Andrew Nix, […]
Preston Schools 10-year plan up for public comment until Nov. 24
KINGWOOD — Preston County Schools’ blueprint for the next 10 years is up for public comment. State code requires county school systems to write a Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan every […]
Is rocket science that difficult to understand?
If you have ever asked someone a question that they felt you should have known the answer to, they might have said, “It’s not like it’s rocket science!” By saying […]
Public Library sees digital use spike
Books in quarantine is so 2020. But that’s exactly what happens when you return a book to the Morgantown Public Library System these days. Executive Director Sarah Palfrey said the […]
Remembering Joe Paull and the spelling bee
More than 1 million words currently reside in the English vocabulary and quite a few of them owe their origins to Latin and Old English. There are the Dutch derivatives, […]
Physical activity community program thrives, despite COVID-19, seeks new applicants
WVU Today Amidst a global pandemic, exercise has become a more valuable tool in boosting immune systems and managing stress, according to West Virginia University researchers. Thanks to a program […]
Fairmont State University’s partnership with NASA IV&V Educator Resource Center continues to expand opportunities for students and educators
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Fairmont State University’s College of Science and Technology and NASA’s Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) Program Education Resource Center continues to provide opportunities to young students, educators and college […]
Taste test: Duo looking to test long-standing theory on Twinkies
When Brian Lovett and Matt Kasson, two West Virginia University scientists who study fungi, saw the Tweet from a Pennsylvania man who bit into an eight-year-old Twinkie and lived to […]
