Volunteerwv.org Gets a Facelift
Volunteer West Virginia just got a facelift! Check out our new website design at www.volunteerwv.org. The design is new and improved, making it easier to find the information you want. We studied the ways people use our site, including what search terms bring you to the site, which pages you click on once you arrive, and how long […]
West Virginia Law Review Names WVU Student as New Editor-in-Chief
Imad Matini has been named the editor-in- chief of The West Virginia Law Review for 2013-2014. Matini is a second-year law student in the joint JD/MBA program at the West Virginia University College of Law and College of Business and Economics. He was elected to his new position by his peers. Founded in 1894, the […]
More West Virginia Fisheries to be Featured on Outdoor Channel Show “Fly Rod Chronicles with Curtis Fleming”
More of West Virginia’s best fishing waters are scheduled to be showcased on episodes of the Outdoor Channel’s program, “Fly Rod Chronicles with Curtis Fleming.” The 2013 season premiere, which aired Jan. 1, featured trout fishing at Pipestem Resort State Park. “Fly Rod Chronicles” is shown each week, Tuesdays at 11 a.m., Fridays at noon, […]
Funding for Collaborative Medical Research Announced at Marshall University
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine officials announced $150,000 in funding for six research grants associated with the school’s translational medicine research program. The Marshall Health Translational Pilot Grant program, created in 2012, encourages collaborative research between basic scientists and clinical physicians in an effort to speed up the process of laboratory discovery […]
WVU Graduate Student Becomes Youngest Shriners Hospitals Board Member
West Virginia University graduate student Taylor Richmond made history in January. The 24-year-old Beckley native became the youngest Shriner currently serving on the Board of Governors of any of the 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children® healthcare facilities. In January, Richmond took his seat on the Board of Governors of Shriners Hospitals for Children – Erie […]
WVU Law School Competition to Focus on Fracking
Law students from across the country will tackle a hydraulic fracturing case at the annual National Energy & Sustainability Moot Court Competition, hosted by the West Virginia University College of Law, March 14-16. Commonly referred to as “fracking,” hydraulic fracturing is the collection of natural gas by injecting large volumes of liquids into shale rock […]