Overview of Research at WVU West Virginia University, as a comprehensive, land-grant, research university, has a threefold mission of teaching, research and service. Research and scholarly work conducted by the faculty of West Virginia University bring considerable educational, economic, and intangible value to the citizens of the state.
Research is part of a larger process in which discovery, application and use are closely integrated.
Research, scholarship, and creative activity of distinction are expected within every school and college of the University. The assessment of the quality of both research and teaching is given heavy weight in faculty promotion and tenure decisions. WVU faculty have carved out worldwide leadership positions in graduate education, health sciences, business and management, rural development, energy and engineering, arts and sciences, languages, and creative arts building on decades of outstanding work.