MARS Robots: Inspiring Technology Career Paths One Student at a Time
By Diana Mazzella When the school bell stops ringing and the buses have departed, the middle and high school students of West Virginia return to their other lives—the lives where they talk on the phone, shop at the mall, write English essays and eat dinner. For 28 high school students in the Morgantown area, that […]
Renowned scholar to discuss ‘The Eight Rival Religions That Run The World’
Dr. Stephen Prothero, who has been described by Newsweek magazine as “a world religions scholar with the soul of a late-night comic,” will deliver a public lecture Friday, Sept. 28, at Marshall University. Prothero, chair of the department of religion at Boston University, is the featured speaker in the third annual da Vinci Lecture, presented […]
Charleston Convention & Visitors Bureau Unveils Marketing Video
The Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) has unveiled a new video produced to help attract conventions and visitors to the city. The five-minute video was debuted at the CVB board of directors meeting on Sept. 19. It is a fast-paced and colorful montage of places, activities and events in the city and surrounding area, tied together with […]
West Liberty University Professor Joseph Scarpaci Named to National Fulbright Selection Committee
West Liberty University’s Associate Professor of Marketing Dr. Joseph Scarpaci was named to the National Fulbright Selection Committee recently. “I am pleased to be invited to serve on the national selection committee and to be involved in this important process of naming students for Fulbright Scholarships to pursue research and teaching overseas,” Scarpaci said. Scarpaci […]
Broadband Deployment Council Accepting Grant Applications
The West Virginia Broadband Deployment Council (WVBDC) is accepting applications for up to $4 million in broadband deployment grants through Sept. 14, 2012. The Council may award grants for broadband infrastructure projects and projects that promote demand for broadband services and broadband applications. After all the initial applications are received, a 60-day period will begin […]
O’Hanlon essay contest winners announced; Logan senior takes first place
Marshall University students Joshua Thompson of Logan and Lesley Cruickshank of Sissonville took top honors in the fourth annual Dan O’Hanlon Constitution Week and John Marshall Celebration Essay Contest. Patricia Proctor, director of the Simon Perry Center for Constitutional Democracy at Marshall, announced Monday that Thompson took first place and Cruickshank was second in the […]
