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 […]
Shepherd, Marshall sign agreement to provide services to students with autism spectrum disorder
Shepherd University and the West Virginia Autism Training Center (WV-ATC), located at Marshall University, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that establishes Shepherd as a WV-ATC campus-based satellite site that will provide services to Shepherd students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and training for faculty and staff through the College Program for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder […]
Jackson Kelly Employees Deliver Results
Lawyer Robby Aliff and United Way President Margaret O’Neal were all smiles as they proudly displayed an oversized check announcing the 2018-19 Jackson Kelly United Way campaign results. In addition to the $37,680 monetary contribution, the staff and leadership at Jackson Kelly, led by Aliff, collected over 700 books and 150 pairs of new kid’s […]
