Heart Disease, Treatments Topic of Community Seminar

February is American Heart Month and National Women’s Heart Health Month.  In recognition, WVU Medicine University Healthcare and the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division will sponsor a community mini-medical school program on heart disease. The seminar titled The Broken Heart Syndrome will be held on Tuesday, February 16 at 7 pm…

West Liberty University Announces Good Zoo Partnership and New Degree Program for Biology Majors

Students interested in wildlife and science now have a new option at West Liberty University. In partnership with the Good Zoo at Oglebay, WLU’s College of Sciences has developed an innovative curriculum for zoo sciences. “We are excited to partner with Oglebay Resort and work with its Good Zoo to offer students a dynamic new…

Marshall Professor Receives 2016 Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award from Mid-Atlantic Athletic trainers’ Association

Dr. Joseph Beckett of the Marshall University College of Health Professions has been chosen as the recipient of the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award from the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association (MAATA). Beckett, program director of the college’s Department of Athletic Training, is the only athletic trainer in West Virginia to receive a MAATA award in…

Maier Foundation Donates $125,000 to West Virginia State University Scholarship Fund

Joining together in making the announcement were (from left) Maier Foundation Board Member Charles Jones, Maier Foundation President Brad Rowe, Vice President of BB&T Carson Insurance Services Allan L. McVey, WVSU President Brian O. Hemphill, WVSU Foundation Chair Mark Kelley and WVSU Vice President for University Advancement Patricia Schumann. Photo courtesy of West Virginia State…