Presentation on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Lily’s Place Services to be given Oct. 18 at Marshall University

Dr. Sean Loudin, medical director at Lily’s Place, and Mary Calhoun Brown, secretary and treasurer with the Lily’s Place board of directors, will give a presentation titled “Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Lily’s Place” Friday, Oct. 18, at Marshall University. The presentation will provide information related to services offered by Lily’s Place, a pediatric addiction recovery…

WVU Journalism and Business Schools Join to Offer Business Administration Class in Strategic Communications

West Virginia University’s P.I. Reed School of Journalism and College of Business and Economics are partnering to offer a master’s in business administration-level course in strategic communications. The two schools are the latest to join the initiative launched by the Public Relations Society of America, the largest of professional organization serving the country’s public relations…

NSF Grant to Integrate Robotics Technology into Middle School Courses in Mingo County and Pennsylvania

An innovative program that introduces robotic technology into non-technical middle school classes will be used by rural West Virginia and suburban Pittsburgh schools in a federally funded research project to identify and nurture students with an affinity for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). All 6th-, 7th– and 8th-grade students in Mingo County Schools and…

‘Created Equal’ Film Screenings, Reception to Take Place Oct. 14-16

The first two films in the “Created Equal” program will be shown on Marshall University’s Huntington campus beginning Monday, Oct. 14. Marshall University is one of 473 institutions across the country awarded a set of four powerful documentary films (“The Abolitionists,” “Slavery by Another Name,” “Freedom Riders” and “The Loving Story”) as part of the…

34th Annual Apple Trample 5K

On October 19, University Healthcare and The Wellness Center at Berkeley Medical Center will sponsor the 34th annual Apple Trample 5k, an official event of the Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival. The Apple Trample is a great event for first-time walkers and competitive runners who want to set a new personal record.  This year’s even…