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As a young boy, John L. Stonecipher grew up in Pasadena, Calif. His future was forged as he watched police helicopters fly overhead. By 18, he was certified to fly. By 19, with an instructor’s certificate in hand, he was teaching others the intricacies of helicopter flight. Today, Stonecipher was named 2013 National Small Business…
Three banks, two certified development companies and two Small Business Investment Companies today received the highest recognition by the U.S. Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C., as they were proclaimed 2013 Lenders and Investment Companies of the Year, during National Small Business Week. Also honored were four winners in the Entrepreneurial Development category. While overall portfolio…
Dr. Guo-Zhang Zhu, an associate professor of biology at Marshall University, has received a two-year, $148,800 grant from the National Institutes of Health for his work to study the processes of human reproduction. Research in Zhu’s lab focuses on understanding the molecular basis of fertilization and early embryonic development. He says that in addition to…
The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium, a program of West Virginia University, is proud to have sponsored the recently conducted 64th annual Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills National Competition. Automotive students from across the United States gathered in Dearborn, Mich., as two-student teams representing all 50 states engaged in a race against the clock – and one another –…
Dr. Monika Sawhney, an assistant professor with the Marshall University College of Health Professions, will give a presentation on her research of health care economics, titled “The performance of India’s health care system: Evidence from a stochastic frontier analysis.” Sawhney will give her presentation at the ninth International Health Economics Association (iHEA) World Congress from…
Scouting has come a long way from taking hikes and tying knots. Blood splatter and zip lining? You betcha’. West Virginia University will be offering these interactive forensic and outdoor activities to the 32,000 or so scouts swarming in from all corners of the country for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree in Mount Hope. The…