What Makes West Virginia Almost Heaven To Me

By Chelsea Ruby, West Virginia Tourism Commissioner West Virginians—and everyone who loves West Virginia—I have a small but very important favor to ask: This month, take a few minutes to tell the world what it is you love about our state. West Virginia’s birthday is June 20 (birthday number 154, if you’re counting). The West […]

Shepherd Receives $30k Grant to Purchase Scientific Equipment

Students and professors in Shepherd University’s College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics now have access to a piece of equipment that will take research to the next level. Shepherd received a $30,095 grant from the West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence to purchase a Bio-Rad CFX384 Real-Time PCR Detection System.   Dr. Jonathan […]

Secretary Warner Encourages Enterprising Students to Attend Entrepreneurship Summit

Secretary of State Mac Warner is encouraging students to attend the 40th Annual Teen Entrepreneurship Summit at Camp Horseshoe in Tucker County June 11th through June 17th. As the state’s registrar for all 103,000 entities conducting business in West Virginia, the Secretary of State’s Office is the first place an entrepreneur goes to start their […]