Jefferson Medical Center receives Level IV Trauma Center designation

WVU Medicine Jefferson Medical Center has been granted Recertification of Permanent Designation as a Level IV Trauma Center by the Office of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of Health and Human Resources.  To be a designated trauma center, a facility must have resources immediately available to provide efficient surgical and medical intervention. The Office of…

West Virginia awarded DOL grant to expand apprenticeships in the state

The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded the West Virginia Development Office an Apprenticeship State Expansion (ASE) grant. The $803,000 grant will be paid in installments over a three-year period, which officially began July 1, 2019. “Apprenticeship programs help employers recruit and develop a diverse and highly-skilled workforce that helps grow their business, improve productivity,…

Teams converge on West Virginia to compete in National 4-H Forestry Invitational

The 40th annual National 4-H Forestry Invitational has drawn teams from across the U.S. to compete in West Virginia. This year, teams from 13 states have entered the forestry skills and knowledge challenge. As it has each year since 1980, the National 4-H Forestry Invitational is being held in the Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Conference Center…

Green Bank Observatory, site for breakthrough WVU research and teaching, to remain open

The National Science Foundation has formally decided to keep open the Green Bank Observatory, a partner of West Virginia University and a key site for the University’s astronomy research. On Friday (July 26), the NSF signed a “Record of Decision” for the observatory, located in Green Bank in Pocahontas County, which acknowledges that the facility will remain open with…