WVU Today Large-scale behavior change is a critical component when it comes to mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, as one West Virginia University researcher points out, it […]
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Putting stock into Twitter: Social media can influence returns
According to finance professor at WVU WVU Today Twitter’s impact is not limited to news, sports and political opinions. Posts on the social media platform can influence stock returns, according […]
Coronavirus Research
Can artificial intelligence be used to predict genuine outcomes in COVID-19 patients? WVU Today Artificial intelligence can do more than recommend a song or suggest what to write in an […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Making Mines Safer
WVU develops sensors to better monitor methane levels in longwall mines WVU Today Despite longwall mining being an efficient way of extracting coal, it produces dangerous methane gas that has […]
Program hopes to turn tide on obesity in kids
Spotting risk factors is key to prevention WVU Today A group of West Virginia University researchers is working to change the narrative on childhood obesity and physical inactivity in the […]
Transplant program fills need in state
WVU Medicine Jeremy Cushwa isn’t the type of guy to back down from a challenge. Diagnosed with renal failure nearly five years ago, Cushwa, 31, began a dialysis program near […]
Researcher Tackles Mysteries of Dark Energy
Project to map out distribution of matter throughout universe WVU Today Though it makes up roughly 70 percent of the universe, dark energy is one of the greatest cosmological discoveries […]
