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President Donald J. Trump announced that Jordan Musser, Ph.D., and Shiwoo Lee, Ph.D., researchers at NETL in Morgantown will receive the highest honor the U.S. government can bestow to an outstanding scientist in the early stages of their research career — the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) — in a White…
Patricia Sherwood, a Realtor with Long & Foster Real Estate’s Martinsburg Foxcroft Avenue office in Martinsburg, West Virginia, has been recognized for her impressive leadership and community involvement. The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce named Sherwood as the 2019 recipient of the Chuck Ellison Distinguished Citizen Award. The award was sponsored by The Journal Publishing Company and the…
Scouts from around the world will have the opportunity to explore robotics, additive manufacturing (3D printing) and the latest automation technology at the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) exhibit during the 24th World Scout Jamboree July 22 through August 2. RCBI staff will be on hand each day demonstrating advanced technologies and answering related questions…
Doug Meeks, president, Brewer & Company of West Virginia, Inc., Charleston, was elected president of the Contractors Association of West Virginia at the association’s Annual Meeting held July 11-14 at The Greenbrier. He replaces Roger Thomas, vice president of Kelly Paving, Inc., Williamstown, who will serve on the Board of Directors as immediate past president. Serving…
U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a grant of $444,000 to support Marshall University’s heart and vascular diseases research. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). “West Virginia universities continue to garner attention and support because of…
Shepherd University, the West Virginia University Extension Service, and Jefferson Growers, Artisans, and Producers Coalition, conducted the Jefferson Farm to School Institute for school teachers, nutrition staff, cafeteria managers, nurses, and parents June 17-19. The institute is part of a new initiative to help connect K-12 students to the land and their communities. The workshop…