April 11, 2017 – West Virginia Executive Magazine

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Bark for Life: Man’s Best Friend Supports American Cancer Society

Business NewsBy cyndee April 11, 2017 Leave a comment

Dog lovers will bring out their furry friends on April 30th from 1-4 pm. at the Hazel Ruby McQuain Park in Morgantown, West Virginia to honor cancer survivors, pay tribute to loved ones lost and remember those who are still fighting. The American Cancer Society’s Bark For Life event is a one mile noncompetitive walk…

Input from Miners and Operators Crucial to WVU Study on Effects of Coal Mine Dust

Business NewsBy cyndee April 11, 2017 Leave a comment

A West Virginia University professor will study the effects of coal dust in miners, particularly lung and respiratory ailments like black lung disease, as part of a Congressionally ordered committee. Michael McCawley, the interim chair of the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences in the WVU School of Public Health, was appointed to the…

Reinventing West Virginia: What Our State Really Needs

Executive ExclusivesBy cyndee April 11, 2017 Leave a comment

By Dr. Chip Zimmer Commentary abounds on the conditions in West Virginia, and a lot of that talk and hope concerns the resurgence of coal as the resurrection of West Virginia. Action, however, seems to be less abundant. Shepherd University, a West Virginia state university located in the Eastern Panhandle, has taken a significant active…