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Nader G. Abraham, Ph.D., Dr. H.C., FAHA, an internationally-recognized researcher in the field of obesity and vascular disease, has been named the inaugural vice dean for research at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, President Stephen J. Kopp and Dean Joseph I. Shapiro, M.D., announced today. Several members of Abraham’s research team…
The Marshall Recreation Center is inviting kids to get ready to get active in a spooky Halloween setting as it hosts the 4th annual “Haunted Rec” event from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23. The event is free and open to the public. The recreation center is partnering with the Huntington Regional Chamber of…
With loan volume steadily increasing for the past six quarters, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s loan programs posted the second largest dollar volume ever in FY 2012, supporting $30.25 billion in loans to small businesses. That amount was surpassed only by FY 2011, which was heavily boosted by the loan incentives under the Small Business…
The Davis and Elkins College Board of Trustees announced today the appointment of two new members of the Board: Capt. Robert T. Gregory, USN, Retired, of Athens, GA and Bruce Lee Kennedy, II, a vice president and principal of D.F. Dent & Company, an investment counseling firm based in Baltimore, MD. Robert Gregory graduated from D&E…
The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle announced today that three of its attorneys were named “Lawyers of the Year” by Best Lawyers®. Only a single attorney is recognized as such for each practice area in each community. “Lawyers of the Year” are chosen based on particularly high ratings received during the yearly Best Lawyers®…
West Virginia’s Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI) is a partner in a major federal investment that will establish the nation’s first Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute under the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation http://www.manufacturing.gov/amp/nnmi.html (NNMI). The new initiative, which will receive $30 million in federal funds, is designed to connect industry, universities, community colleges,…