Microsoft In-kind Gift to WVU Business School Tops $245,000
West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics received an in-kind gift valued at more than $245,000 from the Microsoft Corporation. The gift was given through the Microsoft Dynamics Academic Alliance program, and consists of two kinds of accounting software plus annual support for that software. “This generous gift from Microsoft will be very beneficial […]
WVU Demographer: Aging Boomers Continue to Limit WV Population
West Virginia’s population barely grew in 2012, adding slightly more than 500 people, according to the new population estimates released today (Dec. 20) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The estimates show that the state’s population in 2012 was 1,855,413 compared to 1,854,908 in 2011. This was a weak 0.03 percent growth, which was slightly below […]
Marshall Medical Outreach Offers Services Saturday at Harris Riverfront Park
More than a dozen Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine students, nursing students and medical residents, along with several faculty physicians, will be at Harris Riverfront Park Saturday, Dec. 22, as part of Marshall Medical Outreach, a program that offers medical care to people who are homeless or underprivileged. The services are provided […]
SBA Loan Program Equals Jobs for Morgantown’s Economy
By Richard Haney Dr. Kevin Trembush, owner of Advantage Health & Wellness, PLLC in Morgantown is looking for the wave of the future in preventative health care. “Today’s health care system seems to be too dependent on drugs and surgery to fix a medical issue,” says Trembush. “It makes better sense to try to understand […]
WVU Parkersburg Prepares to Launch New Culinary Academy
West Virginia University at Parkersburg is accepting applications for its new culinary arts program, which will begin in January 2013. The applicant interview process will begin next week. WVU Parkersburg’s Culinary Academy will open in the college’s newly renovated downtown center on Market Street. The program will blend traditional classroom and online courses, and foods […]
WVU College of Creative Arts Students Awarded Canady Scholarships
Ten students studying in the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts have been awarded scholarships from the Valerie Canady Charitable Trust Foundation, one of the most prestigious awards given in the college. The scholarships are named for Valerie Canady, a Morgantown native and WVU summa cum laude graduate, who was among the 270 people […]
