Gift from Former WV Teacher Will Help Educate Students at WVU
The family and friends of Rita R. LeHere, formerly of Grafton, have established a scholarship in her memory at West Virginia University’s College of Education and Human Services. The merit-based scholarship will benefit students in teacher education with a preference to residents of Taylor County followed by students from Harrison, Marion, Monongalia and Wood counties. […]
Crop Farming a ‘Viable Option’ to Enhance the State’s Economic Future, According to New Study
Demand for locally-grown fruits and vegetables has increased and a new study of West Virginia’s food systems shows that the state has the potential to expand and profit from farming. The West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition enlisted the help of the West Virginia University Extension Service, WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and […]
WVU’s Perone Named Associate Dean for Faculty in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Michael Perone, Ph.D., has been named the associate dean for faculty in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University. The associate dean for faculty is part of the senior leadership team in the Eberly College, and is responsible for a large number of faculty related processes ranging from hiring and mentoring […]
Scholar Discusses “Code of Sustainability Ethics” in WVU Lecture
A leading scholar in the field of green science will examine the intersection between ever-advancing technology and our increasingly delicate environment during a lecture hosted by West Virginia University. Terry Collins, the Teresa Heinz Professor of Green Chemistry and Director of the Institute for Green Science at Carnegie Mellon University, will speak on “A Code […]
WVUH-East’s City Hospital Top WV Hospital, Value Based Purchasing Quality Reward
In October 2012, Medicare implemented a new Hospitals Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program established by the Affordable Care Act to reward hospitals that provide high quality care for their inpatients. The national VBP results have been recently published, and West Virginia Hospitals-East’s City Hospital in Martinsburg received the highest score among all West Virginia hospitals for […]
Evaluating Clinical Integration at Your Organization
By Norman Mosrie and Michael Strilesky You can appreciate how our industry is changing. Striving to do more with less and shifting from volume to value represent real challenges we will need to face in our industry. The barriers are significant, the goals ambitious and the path to success is not always clear. Developing a […]
