WVU researchers receive funding from the Alpha Foundation to study mine safety and health
A pair of research teams from West Virginia University have received close to $500,000 in funding from the Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health. The first team, led by Derek Johnson, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, will look at cost-effective ways to measure methane in longwall coal mining operations […]
Pierpont Community & Technical College and WV Northern partner with Murray Energy
Pierpont Community & Technical College & West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) have formed a partnership with Murray Energy Corporation to offer a new Associate Degree program, Mine Maintenance. The two-year program also includes opportunities to gain experience with Murray Energy. The program will begin with the Fall 2018 Semester and students can enroll now […]
SBA Announces Small Business Federal Procurement Scorecard Results
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Government Contracting and Business Development Ken Dodds hosts a conference call Tuesday, May 22 to discuss the results of the 2017 Small Business Federal Procurement Scorecard. The annual Scorecard is an assessment tool measuring how well federal agencies achieve their small business and […]
Adventures on the Gorge to Host Inaugural Brewgrass Reunion Festival Featuring Nine Bands and More Than 40 Beers to Celebrate 50 Years of Rafting in West Virginia
With nine bands, four stages, more than 40 craft beers and countless memories to be made, the inaugural Brewgrass Reunion at Adventures on the Gorge (AOTG) June 8 and 9, 2018 is shaping up to be a “Good Un.” The festival celebrates Appalachian folk music – “bluegrass” – along with craft beers in a classic […]
WVU Medicine Jefferson Medical Center hosts annual community baby shower
WVU Medicine Jefferson Medical Center will host its sixth annual Community Baby Shower and diaper drive on June 2 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Mothers and fathers-to-be as well as new moms and dads are invited to celebrate new life and parenthood by attending this free educational event, to be held in the first […]
The Resort at Glade Springs Announces its Third Community Sale
The Resort at Glade Springs will hold its third Community Sale, to be held Saturday, May 19 from 8 am to 1 pm inside the Resort’s Inn and Conference Center, located at 255 Resort Drive in Daniels, West Virginia. Members of the Glade Springs community and area vendors will sell personal belongings, crafts and donated […]
