Research and Innovation
In every classroom, laboratory, and discipline, we nurture the desire to innovate, find solutions, and improve the world.
Undergraduate Research
Ready to make discoveries that matter? Find on- and off-campus research opportunities for undergraduate students.
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Graduate Research
In our graduate programs, you can pursue your research interests, find faculty mentors, and apply for graduate research assistantships, scholarships, and fellowships.
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Research Office
WVU Research spans the spectrum from nanotechnology to cosmology; from creating new works to studying ancient ones; from the opioid drug crisis to community development.
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Innovation and Economic Prosperity
The Association of Public and Land Grant Universities designated WVU as an "Innovation and Economic Prosperity University."
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Achieving a Dream
At WVU, you can take ideas and turn them into world-changing realities. Raphael Olumide Oladokun, a PhD student in chemical and biomedical engineering, dreams of developing a device to detect early-stage breast cancer.
Watch the video and see how he's working toward that goal.
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Energy Institute
We connect WVU energy researchers, programs, facilities, capabilities, students, and workforce entrants with the future of energy.
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Innovation Corporation
Our focus is rapidly delivering innovative, applied research, and technical solutions to address government and industry challenges.
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Lane Innovation Hub
We provides the tools and expertise to prototype, build, and deliver new products.
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Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab
Turn your idea into a new company or product with our resources for entrepreneurs and innovators.
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Office of Technology Transfer
We propel the University’s research results into useful products and services for public benefit.
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Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
We develop innovative solutions for West Virginians and those across the world with neurological and psychiatric conditions.
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Center for Excellence in STEM Education
Our vision is to break the cycle of poverty and improve health in West Virginia through education in the STEM disciplines.
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Vantage Ventures
We're home to a fearless new generation of entrepreneurs. We marry West Virginian work ethic with outstanding innovation and resources in order to take emerging, high impact businesses to the next level.
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West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute
We're a catalyst for clinical and translational research that targets priority health areas.
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- WVU Research Centers and Institutes
- Encova Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Energy Institute
- Health Sciences Research
- Honors College: home page
- IgniteWV
- Innovation Corporation
- Lane Innovation Hub
- LaunchLab
- Media Innovation Center
- Office of Technology Transfer
- Research News
- Research Office
- Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
- Shared Research Facilities
- Center for Excellence in STEM Education
- Undergraduate Research
- Vantage Ventures
- West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute
- WVU Magazine