Marshall University’s Forensic DNA Analysis Lab Receives Criminal Justice Agency Designation
By Mary Thomasson Marshall University is one of the few educational institutions in the nation with an accredited forensic DNA analysis laboratory and criminal justice agency designation. West Virginia Senate Bill 104, signed into law by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin in March, provided the Marshall University Forensic Science Center’s (MUFSC) Forensic DNA Analysis Laboratory with […]
Working Getaway: Volunteer Campground Host at West Virginia State Parks
Warm weather means camping for many people who enjoy the outdoors. Visitors to West Virginia state park campgrounds often are greeted and assisted by volunteer hosts. Several state parks have opportunities open for people who love to camp and enjoy helping other campers – combining work with a getaway. “Hosts do routine maintenance of the […]
Memorial Business Scholarship Established at Concord University
The Concord University Office of Advancement and the Concord University Foundation announce the establishment of the James H. “Buck” Harless Memorial Business Scholarship. The memorial scholarship is generously provided by the Preservati Family Charitable Trust Foundation. This scholarship will be awarded annually to a promising southern West Virginia student who is pursuing a degree in […]
Arnold Earns Travel Marketing Professional Certification
Aaron Arnold, office manager for the Cabell-Huntington Convention & Visitors Bureau, has earned Travel Marketing Professional (TMP) certification after completing a three-year program of the Southeast Tourism Society Marketing College. Arnold was one of 65 new TMPs recognized at the STS Spring Symposium in Baton Rouge, La. The STS Marketing College started in 1992, and […]
West Virginia Department of Commerce Celebrates President’s E Export Award Winners
The West Virginia Department of Commerce congratulates three West Virginia companies on winning 2016 President’s “E” Awards for exporting. Presented Monday by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, the “E” Award is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports Eagle Manufacturing Company of Wellsburg […]
WV Photographer Creates New Print Method Using Acid Mine Drainage
From May 28 – June 12, 2016, the White Room Art Gallery will present On Confluence: Walks Down the North Fork, a series of new works by Thomas, West Virginia and Brussels, Belgium-based photographer John Ryan Brubaker. For this series, the artist, who currently serves as an Artist Research Fellow at the Belgian university LUCA […]
