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West Virginia State University (WVSU) will receive $3.1 million from a competitive grant program to study water quality in the state over the next five years. The announcement was made today as part of a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to West Virginia’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) to…
By Amy Arnett On the eighth floor of the historic Union Building in downtown Charleston, a group of passionate locals are out to make a new history for the Capital City. The group, led by President Chris Long, founded the radio station WTSQ 88.1 FM – The Status Quo and are bringing an alternative music…
Ready for something different in historic Beverly? Come check out the third annual Rhythm and Wine event with music from exciting West Virginia bands and wine-tasting from regional wineries. The outdoor festival will be held Saturday August 15th from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. near the Beverly Heritage Center. Admission is $10 for adults over…
The Marshall University Speech and Hearing Center (MUSHC) will hold its graduation ceremony for the St. John’s Tiny Talkers Book Club at 1 p.m. today at St. John’s House. The Tiny Talkers Book Club was established in 2013 and focuses on emergent literacy for 4-5 year-olds. The class at St. John’s was established this summer…
Dr. Elmer Price, a professor of biological sciences at Marshall University, has been awarded a three-year, $350,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will fund his research, which Price said “aims to provide new information regarding the mechanisms responsible for the important and complex process of adult neurogenesis—the process by which the…
The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Alumni Association recently elected two local physicians to its board of directors. Adam M. Franks, M.D., is a professor in the department of family & community health at the Marshall School of Medicine. After earning his medical degree from Marshall in 1999, Franks completed his residency…