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Mount Gay, W.Va. – On Saturday, July 28, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College let its youth show. The nearly 50-year-old institution hosted its inaugural S-Con gaming and pop culture convention. And, from all indications, it was a success. Early estimates show the college welcomed about 350 people – of all ages, and entire…
For 28 years, music lovers have gathered at Fort New Salem for the Dulcimer Festival. Old friends gather and new friendships are formed on this annual summer event on the weekend of August 10-12. We feature music, vendors, evening concerts, Appalachian artisans and hands-on music workshops during the day for all levels of players. The…
The Marshall University School of Pharmacy, in collaboration with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Genomics Core, recently released a new study that explores human T cell function under inflammatory conditions. The findings are published in the July 19, 2018, edition of Scientific Reports, an online journal from the publishers of Nature.…
West Virginia University (WVU) has been selected as the first site for an innovative clinical trial to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Ali Rezai, M.D., director of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, will lead the initiative in collaboration with INSIGHTEC, an Israel-based medical technology company who received approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to…
Finding out how to start a business in West Virginia has just gotten easier. From July through Sept. 30, the Regional Development Funding Corporation (RDFC) is sponsoring online and in-person business fundamentals workshops presented by the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC). The sponsorship allows WV SBDC to waive the standard $35 registration…
Marshall University will host 36 college students as part of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy’s 2018 Summer Policy Institute. The graduate and undergraduate students from throughout West Virginia will learn about public policy and meet professionals in the field Friday, July 27, through Sunday, July 29, in the Memorial Student Center. This year,…