News & Updates
Sioux Falls company launches human trials for COVID-19 treatment
A Sioux Falls company that is developing a COVID-19 therapeutic announced Tuesday that it has embarked on human trials.
AI student research conducted in the age of COVID-19
Six students at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo participated in an innovative research program this summer developing artificial intelligence (AI) systems to better support scientists in fields such as psychology, ecology and marine science.
Gaiters do no harm: WVU toxicologists find coverings help contain the spread of exhaled droplets
Experts with the West Virginia University Center for Inhalation Toxicology found that – assuming it’s a good fit - a gaiter will, despite recent reports, provide a respiratory containment of exhaled droplets comparable to a common over-the-ear cloth mask.
WVU researcher to study fentanyl test strips as an opioid overdose prevention strategy
A West Virginia University researcher will co-lead a study to learn more about the off-label use of rapid response fentanyl test strips as an opioid overdose prevention strategy.
How a virus assembles – Researchers at UD use supercomputer to gain insights into hepatitis B
Researchers at the University of Delaware, using supercomputing resources and collaborating with scientists at Indiana University, have gained new understanding of the virus that causes hepatitis B and the “spiky ball” that encloses the virus’s genetic blueprint.
OU Researcher Receives Part of $28 Million Grant to Increase Geothermal Energy Production in the United States
Ahmad Ghassemi, the McCasland Chair and professor of petroleum engineering at the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy at the University of Oklahoma, received $2.5 million of a $28 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy with an additional $700,000 in matching funds from Coso Operating Company for a study that aims to develop technologies to increase power production from geothermal wells while decreasing production costs.
UK Surgeons Engineer and Collaborate on Medical Tech Design
During a routine surgery that combined their specialties, Dr. Mark Fritz, a laryngologist in the University of Kentucky Department of Otolaryngology, and Dr. Moamen Gabr, an interventional gastroenterologist in the Department of Internal Medicine, noted that their workflow in endoscopic surgeries could be improved and expedited if they had a particular surgical instrument. The problem was, said instrument didn’t exist.
Air conditioning technology gaining traction to curtail COVID-19 risks
Businesses have scrambled to deal with the devastating impacts of COVID-19 and the ensuing pandemic that spread across the globe this spring. There are no guarantees that a vaccine or other treatments to stop the virus are imminent, meaning many businesses have to prepare for an uncertain future.
Department of Energy Announces $97 Million for Bioenergy Research and Development – 7 Awardees in EPSCoR Jurisdictions
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $97 million in funding for 33 projects that will support high-impact technology research and development to accelerate the bioeconomy. These projects will improve the performance and lower the cost and risk of technologies that can be used to produce biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts from biomass and waste resources.
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute expands pioneering Alzheimer’s treatment to wider region of the brain
A hospital nurse for 33 years, Nanette Miller would call her husband Frank at the end of each shift to let him know she was coming home. On Dec. 7, 2018, the phone call came with a somber declaration: “I can’t do this anymore.”