Governor Justice Presents Community Development Block Grants for 2017 Projects
Governor Jim Justice released more than $12 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds dedicated to infrastructure projects throughout the state. Gov. Justice also announced that for the first time ever, CDBG funds are being dedicated to broadband planning and infrastructure projects. Gov. Justice said, “My administration is dedicated to improving the quality of […]
Best-Selling Author Jeannette Walls is Guest for Hughes Lecture
Best-selling author Jeannette Walls, who wrote the memoir, “The Glass Castle,” will be the guest lecturer at West Liberty University’s Hughes Lecture on Thursday, March 22. Free and open to the public, the lecture will take place at 7 p.m. in College Hall and will be followed by a book signing and reception in Boyle Conference Center. […]
Marshall to Host 2018 Governor’s Honors Academy
For the first time in 15 years, the Governor’s Honors Academy is returning to Huntington. Made up of 170 outstanding West Virginia high school scholars who will be seniors in the fall, the three-week academy will be at Marshall July 1– 21. The 2018 GHA program at Marshall will concentrate on “Your Digital World.” Instructors […]
West Virginia University Awarded Prestigious Heiskell Award for International Partnerships
West Virginia University has been selected as the recipient of the Heiskell Award for innovation in international partnerships with its strategic partner in the Middle East, the Royal University for Women in Bahrain. Awarded by the Institute of International Education, the distinguished award is given to institutions that demonstrate excellence in international education. As a […]
Women’s Heart Health Topic Community Seminar
February is National Women’s Heart Health Month. WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center and the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division will sponsor a community mini-medical school program on women’s heart health. The seminar titled A Heart to Heart About Women’s Heart Disease will be held on Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in […]
Cabell Huntington Hospital Recognized for Higher Quality in Bariatric Surgery
Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH) has been recognized by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia with a Blue Distinction® Center for Bariatric Surgery designation as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. CHH has held this distinction since 2015. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated hospitals that show expertise in delivering improved patient safety […]