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A West Virginia University professor will study the effects of coal dust in miners, particularly lung and respiratory ailments like black lung disease, as part of a Congressionally ordered committee. Michael McCawley, the interim chair of the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences in the WVU School of Public Health, was appointed to the…
Thieves may be stealing your credit information at the fuel pump. Inspectors with the West Virginia Division of Labor have identified credit card skimmers at several gas station fuel pumps around the state recently. Skimmers have been detected at fuel stations in Charleston’s East End, Marmet, Morgantown, Parkersburg and Nitro. Skimmers secretly swipe credit or…
With warmer weather on the horizon, what better time to get out and be active? Walking is one of the easiest and most convenient forms of physical activity. Almost anyone can walk, no special equipment needed. You just need a safe place and a decent pair of shoes. Healthy Berkeley: It’s Up to Us is…
The West Virginia Science Adventures program will host Science Saturday each weekend until May, excluding April 8 and 16, for children ages eight and above. Suzanne Strait, director of the program and organizer of these events, says STEM—science, technology, engineering and math—occupations are growing and STEM-trained people have higher incomes than others. However, there is…
West Virginia Executive (WVE), the state’s premier business to business publication, is gathering reader input concerning the 2017 Legislative session and the West Virginia state budget deficit for the upcoming Spring 2017 issue, and we want to hear from you! There are two opportunities to submit your opinion for possible inclusion in the upcoming issue:…
The West Virginia State University (WVSU) CHOICES Peer Educators student group has been recognized as the outstanding peer education group in the mid-Atlantic region by the BACCHUS Initiatives of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). The WVSU student group was named the Outstanding Peer Education Group for Region II, which covers institutions of…