Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Sponsoring Tourism Summit to Strengthen Tourism, Business in Potomac Highlands Region

With a focus on sustainably building tourism-centered industries, the Potomac Highlands Regional Tourism Initiative with sponsoring partner Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern) will hold its second annual Tourism Summit on August 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the National Youth Science Center, 94 Riverstone Drive in Davis. Through partnerships with…

Putting the Community Back in Community College: Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College’s S-Con Gaming and Pop Culture Convention

Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, a staple in the coal fields of West Virginia, is a small college that makes a big impact on the communities it has served for nearly 50 years.

Southern, a proudly multi-generational institution, has helped different generations of the same families reach their educational goals over the years. On Saturday, July 28, the college focused on engaging with local youth in a fresh new way: the college’s inaugural S-Con gaming and pop culture convention. Early estimates show the college welcomed about 350 people to this new event.

WVU faculty investigate safety of Suboxone use in pregnant, opioid-dependent women

Medications that physicians have traditionally prescribed to treat opioid use disorders—such as methadone and Subutex—can be misused by taking them in larger amounts than prescribed or by injecting them. The medication Suboxone is different. A combination of buprenorphine and naloxone, Suboxone helps to prevent relapses by blocking the effect of the opioids. “The naloxone discourages…