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The West Virginia University at Parkersburg Board of Governors met Friday, April 27 to approve four final candidates for WVU Parkersburg’s next president. The Board of Governors also voted to bring all four finalists to campus for interviews on Tuesday, May 1, Thursday, May 3, Wednesday, May 9 and Thursday, May 10. The four finalists…
WVU Medicine recently announced the opening of WVU Medicine Infectious Diseases, operated by Berkeley Medical Center. The practice includes Matthew Simmons, M.D., infectious disease specialist, and Sarah Cross, P.A.-C., physician assistant. Both are members of the Berkeley Medical Center medical staff. Dr. Simmons is a graduate of the WVU School of Medicine where he also…
The Secretary of State’s Office released a promotional video to promote the West Virginia One Stop Business Center. Secretary Warner made the One Stop initiative a major priority for his first year in office. With the continued support of the West Virginia Senate, House of Delegates, Governor’s Office, State Tax Department, Division of Labor and…
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) announced $2.8 million in brownfields grants to revitalize former industrial and commercial sites and promote economic development in West Virginia. With the help of the West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Centers at Marshall University and West Virginia University, six municipalities and organizations received grants to assess, clean up…
Marshall University’s Lewis College of Business Advisory Board has voted four highly successful business leaders into the college’s Hall of Fame. The 2018 Hall of Fame inductees are Greg Burton, Jim Datin, Joe Holley and Steve Roberts. Greg Burton has been executive chair of Motorists Insurance Group since its affiliation with BrickStreet Mutual, which closed…
A recent study led by Partho Sengupta, M.D., chief of Cardiology and chair of cardiac innovation at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, suggests that signal processed electrocardiography (ECG) when combined with artificial intelligence can detect cardiac disease in its early stages. The study evaluated the use of ECG for predicting abnormal myocardial relaxation, an…