Huntington Bank commits substantial gift to Startup Engine business accelerator at John Chambers College of Business and Economics

WHAT: Announcement of substantial gift to Startup Engine at West Virginia University from Huntington Bank WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Erickson Alumni Center WHO: WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics Notes: The Startup Engine houses WVU’s first startup accelerator program, and is designed to attract, select and accelerate startup businesses focused on the sectors and industries identified in…

Shepherd students attend European Innovation Academy in Italy

One of two Shepherd University students who attended the 2018 European Innovation Academy in Turin, Italy, July 9-27 was on a team whose business idea made the top 10. Shaylin Post, an engineering science major from Bridgeport, was on a team with members from Texas, Alabama, Italy, and Indonesia that created a company, Leather Ko,…

WVU joins national initiative to increase college access, graduates

West Virginia University is joining with scores of universities in a national initiative to increase college access, close the achievement gap and significantly produce more degrees by 2025. “Powered by Publics” is an initiative of the Association of Land-Grant and Public Universities and involves 130 schools, gathered into 16 different clusters around regions, size and/or…

Shepherd student is first to receive diploma through partnership with Scottish university

Sean Murtagh, of Shepherdstown, is the first Shepherd University student to earn a master’s degree through a new University of the West of Scotland (UWS)/Shepherd University partnership. The program makes it possible for any student who has completed the Appalachian Studies Graduate Certificate to add an additional semester of study abroad and receive the UWS…

WVU Medicine welcomes physical medicine, rehab specialist

WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center announces the opening of the Interventional Spine Care Center in Martinsburg and the addition of Shoji Ishigami, M.D., Ph.D, to the medical center staff. Dr. Ishigami, a board certified physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, received his medical degree from the St. George’s University School of Medicine and a Ph.D. in…

BMH helps Miners in the Beckley area file Black Lung Claims

The Boone Memorial Hospital Black Lung Center in Madison is extending its services across the State of West Virginia by offering free outreach events aimed at helping miners complete their federal black lung claims. On December 5th, the hospital helped 100 miners complete their claims. “Miners have helped build this Country by providing coal to manufacture steel. We want…