2nd Annual Ride For Children’s Hospital
This Saturday is our 2nd Annual Ride For Children’s Hospital. Please join us as we enjoy a great ride for an even better cause. Registration is from 10am-Noon at Triple S Harley Davidson, our event co-host, and will then be riding to WVU Medicine Children’s as our first destination. We would like to acknowledge and […]
Preston Memorial Hospital first in West Virginia to be named acute stroke ready by Joint Commission
Preston Memorial Hospital will be the first hospital in West Virginia to add the Acute Stroke Ready certification to its list of accolades. In June, PMH underwent an extensive survey evaluation by The Joint Commission to determine readiness for the certification. Joint Commission certified acute stroke ready hospitals are required to collect data for five […]
Policy Commission reauthorizes Wheeling University until May 2020
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (Commission) today reauthorized Wheeling University to confer degrees through May 22, 2020, conditioned upon providing additional information that assures the school will have adequate financial backing, academic support and leadership in place through the academic year. The vote followed an Aug. 13-14 on-campus evaluation of the university by […]
Therapy dogs bring patient smiles during times of anxiety and stress
Giggles and light squeals at the end of the hallway in the Hoops Family Children’s Hospital Pediatric Unit typically signify that a visitor is in a patient’s room. Not your average visitor, but one that greets each patient with a tail wag and a light bark. Dick and Robin Ash have been bringing their therapy […]
West Virginia State University Extension Service Seeks “Girls Who Code” for 4-H Club
West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service will host an information session for the “Plane Janes” Girls Who Code 4-H Club Wednesday, September 4, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the WVSU Aerospace Education Laboratory (AEL) on the University’s Institute campus. The free club is for middle and high school girls interested in learning […]
RCBI awards $82,000 in early stage funding to businesses
The Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) recently awarded $82,000 in early stage funding to 10 West Virginia companies and entrepreneurs to help develop new products, market existing goods and services and provide training to facilitate business expansion. The recipients and awards are: Blenko Glass Company of Milton – $10,000 to design and create new molds […]