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• Garrison Named WVU's 22nd President; Says He 'Welcomes the Challenge' and Is 'Ready to Give Back'

  - 2007-04-13

  To: EDUCATION EDITORSContact: West Virginia University News & Information Services, +1- 304-293-6997, or Steve Goodwin, Chair, Search Committee of West Virginia University, +1-304-541-3663 MORGANTOWN, W.Va., April 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Michael S. "Mike" Garrison, managing member of the Morgantown law office of Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC, will become the president-elect...

  Tags: Leadership, MARKETING, president, PRODUCTIVITY, West Virginia University

• STABILITY OF PENTOSIDINE CONCENTRATIONS IN MUSEUM STUDY SKINS

  - 2006-01-01

  ABSTRACT.- Accumulation of the advanced glycation endproduct pentosidine Ps in skin collagen is strongly correlated with age of adult birds. This allows age estimates to be made without use of banding data. We examined the stability of Ps in museum study skins. We took skin samples from six Ruffed Grouse...

  Tags: Fisher, G., M., museum, PRODUCTIVITY, West Virginia University

• West Virginia University's Project Oculus Will Add New Lift in War on Drugs, Other Missions.

  - 2004-09-09

  Byline: West Virginia University MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Sept. 9 AScribe Newswire -- West Virginia's isolated hollows and hard-to-climb hills are prime real estate for those who might be so inclined to cultivate illegal drugs in the Mountain State. But the mission to...

  Tags: Branding, MARKETING, PRODUCTIVITY, West Virginia University

• Montessori method may help caregivers adapt to changes in loved ones' skills.

  - 2004-07-09

  Caregivers can face a daunting task when dealing with spouses who have Alzheimer's disease, but an innovative Montessori-based approach can help, according to Eric Rankin, director of clinical gerontology at West Virginia University. In 2003, Rankin ran a pilot project for people with...

  Tags: patient, PRODUCTIVITY, Recall, technique, West Virginia University

• Dr. William M. Brown

  - 2004-01-01

  DR. WILLIAM M. BROWN Dr. William M. Brown is chief scientist, Sensors Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The directorate develops the new technologies that U.S. warfighters need to find and precisely engage the enemy and eliminate its ability to hide or threaten our forces....

  Tags: Air Force, chairman, directorate, Government, IEEE, Manufacturing, Michigan, PRODUCTIVITY, professor, University of Michigan, West Virginia University

• BOEING: Boeing completes upgrades of West Virginia University's rapid transit system.

  - 1998-08-21

  M2 PRESSWIRE-21 August 1998-BOEING: Boeing completes upgrades of West Virginia University's rapid transit system C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:200898 Boeing today completed computer upgrades to West Virginia University's personal rapid transit PRT system, allowing it to return to passenger service....

  Tags: Boeing Co., PRODUCTIVITY, West Virginia University

• Pathfinding made easier by chemical waves - West Virginia University researchers solved mazes faster with the use of chemical waves - Brief Article

  - 1995-02-11

  Computers can beat humans at many tasks, but they often do it by brute force. To find the quickest route through a maze, for example, a computer typically calculates every possible path and chooses the fastest. Now, researchers have found a shortcut to this computation: Just follow a chemical wave.A...

  Tags: computer, PRODUCTIVITY, researcher, West Virginia University