150th Anniversary of Droop Mountain Battle Memorial Hikes in 2013
Few events about West Virginia’s statehood and history will be more meaningful than the four memorial hikes at Droop Mountain Battlefield planned in 2013. The hikes, scheduled for June 22, July 20, August 31, and November 5-6, will be sponsored by Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park in cooperation with the Pocahontas County Tourism Commission’s Appalachian […]
Traffic Reporter Veteran Launches National News Team
Chuck Whitaker, the co-founder of Metro Traffic and the one of nations most respected traffic reporters is proud to announce his latest venture, the National News Team (NNT). The National News is the expansion and evolution of Whitaker’s exclusive Traffic Team Network, which provides real time traffic reports to the Florida and Maryland markets. The […]
Davis & Elkins Opens Darby Collection to Public
For more than seven decades, The Darby Collection has been one of Davis & Elkins (D&E) College’s best kept secrets. Now, the collection of nearly 10,000 North American treasures is on display for public view in its new permanent home, The Stirrup Gallery of the Myles Center for the Arts. The Stirrup Gallery is open […]
Governor Tomblin: West Virginia Honored with 2013 Silver Shovel Award
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin recently announced Area Development, a leading publication covering site selection and facility planning, has honored West Virginia with a 2013 Silver Shovel award. The award is presented in recognition of states that have achieved significant success in terms of economic impact and jobs creation.”This award is a testament to the many […]
Two WVU Junior Faculty Receive Prestigious Award
Two West Virginia University assistant professors have received a vote of confidence about their future academic careers as they are among this year’s recipients of a prestigious grant from Oak Ridge Associated Universities, the WVU Office of Research and National Research Center for Coal and Energy. Assistant Professor of Chemistry Stephen Valentine and Assistant Professor […]
Cancer Researcher Presents Technology to Help Personalize Chemotherapy
Marshall University biomedical sciences researcher Dr. Pier Paolo Claudio traveled to a national medical meeting in Chicago earlier this month to present a technology he and his colleagues think will help physicians personalize chemotherapy for cancer treatment. Claudio’s presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology focused on ChemoID, a system […]
