Women & Technology Conference Set for Sept. 10th in Charleston

Addressing the under-representation of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), while also encouraging women to excel in these fields is the driving pursuit of the 2018 Women & Technology Conference, to be held on Monday, Sept. 10th at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Charleston, event organizers announced. “This year’s Women…

Gov. Justice Appoints Jenkins and Armstead to West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Gov. Jim Justice today has appointed Evan Jenkins of Huntington, WV and Tim Armstead of Elkview, WV to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Armstead will fill the Division 1 seat, and Jenkins will fill the Division 2 seat. Both appointees have also filed as candidates for their respective seats. Jenkins and Armstead will…

West Virginia State University Dedicates Statue, Scholarship to Katherine Johnson

West Virginia State University dedicated a scholarship and unveiled a statue today, Saturday, Aug. 25, honoring NASA mathematician and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Katherine Johnson. An estimated crowd of more than 600 attended the ceremony, which featured remarks from NASA astronaut Dr. Yvonne Cagle as well as Johnson’s daughters, Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore,…

West Virginia State University Receives $2.5 Million Grant for Upward Bound

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded West Virginia State University (WVSU) a five-year $2.5 million federal grant to resume Upward Bound services on campus. The announcement of the approval of federal funding came from West Virginia’s two U.S. Senators, Joe Manchin, and Shelley Moore Capito, who had worked to restore the program’s funding after…