Marshall School of Medicine kicks off Women in Medicine and Science Mentoring Circle with leadership forum

Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine brought together women from various health care backgrounds for its inaugural Women in Medicine and Science Mentoring Forum June 26 at Cabell Huntington Hospital.   More than 50 female students, residents, faculty, nurses and other health professionals from Marshall University schools of medicine and pharmacy participated in the four-hour forum…

WVU Extension Service brings edible landscaping to Randolph County elementary schools

Across the state, classrooms are quiet and hallways have emptied as another school year comes to a close. But at six Randolph County elementary schools, summer break is a time of growth and maturity – for the schools’ newly planted fruit-bearing trees and bushes, that is.  West Virginia University Extension Service faculty and staff in Randolph County…

Garden of Promise workshop

The Garden of Promise is a community garden started by the Burke Street Promise Neighborhood Initiative where residents of Martinsburg can grow vegetables, flowers, and friendships. The garden is a partnership with Habitat for Humanity, Burke Street Elementary School, United Way, Main Street Martinsburg, Healthy Berkeley, WVU Extension Master Gardeners, WVU Medicine East and the…

Capito, Manchin Announce $3.9 Million for Apprenticeship Programs

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,999,571 for the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education through the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA). Funding comes through the Scaling Apprenticeship Through Sector-Based Strategies grant program and will support…

Tourism Office’s West Virginia Week Challenge reaches record number of social media users

West Virginia’s birthday social campaign had an estimated reach of more than 26 million social media users in seven days thanks to thousands of West Virginia fans who shared their love of the state. Almost Heaven, West Virginia is top of mind for travelers this summer thanks record-breaking participation in the West Virginia Tourism Office’s…

Customer Survey Highlights Success of the West Virginia One Stop Business Center

The opening of the WV One Stop Business Center in January 2018 brought a new way of doing business to the Mountain State. Combining the WVSOS Business and Licensing Division, the WV State Tax Department, the WV Division of Labor and Workforce West Virginia into the very first four-agency, single-location business and licensing center in…