Two
West Virginia University
students’ novel research on ergot alkaloids - toxic compounds produced by fungi - and
their importance to the fields of agriculture and medicine will take them to
Capitol Hill to present their findings to members of Congress.
Caroline Leadmon, from Hurricane, and Jessi Tyo, a Gassaway native, are among 60
students selected nationally by the Council on Undergraduate Research to participate
in Posters on the Hill April 29-30.
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MORGANTOWN, W. Va.— A
West Virginia University
researcher has found that sexism is still pervasive among agriculture faculty in
spite of gains made in the last 15 years.
Haley Rosson
, assistant professor of agriculture in the
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
and
Extension
education, said behaviors include toxic work environments, unhealthy competition,
inappropriate interactions and policy violations.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va.— A West Virginia University graduate student whose research focuses on college food insecurity has been selected for a fellowship with the American Society for Nutrition.