Shepherd Student is Interning in President Hendrix’s Cancer Research Lab
Shepherd University student Adam Hull, a senior biology major from Inwood, is the first recipient of the Robert Louis Katz Medical Research Foundation internship in Shepherd President Mary J.C. Hendrix’s cancer research laboratory at West Virginia University. Hull is spending June and July working in the laboratory with researchers Dr. Richard Seftor, Elisabeth Seftor, and […]
Marshall University Students Earn Professional Awards for Nonprofit Work
Two sections of Marshall University Public Relations Campaign Management classes took home four first-place Crystal Awards from the Public Relations Society of America-West Virginia Chapter at the PRSA-W.Va. Gala June 14 at the Culture Center in Charleston. Three of the Crystal Awards were for the Ronald McDonald House campaign researched, planned, executed, and evaluated by […]
$3 Million Grant Awarded to Enhance Broadband Access in Upshur, Barbour and Randolph Counties
The federal government has granted $3 Million to the Central West Virginia Development Association to develop a fixed wireless broadband network within Upshur, Barbour and Randolph Counties. This award represents the largest geographic footprint of the funding program and serves more people than any other recipient as well. The $3 Million from USDA Community Connect […]
West Liberty University Master of Science/Master of Arts in Biology Approved by the Higher Learning Commission
West Liberty University has received approval from the Higher Learning Commission for two new science degrees, the Master of Arts in Biology and the Master of Science in Biology. Student applications are now being accepted for the fall 2017 launch of the programs. “We are pleased to offer these new master degrees to our region […]
Jackson Kelly PLLC Attorneys Elected President of Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Recognized with Diplomat Award
Jackson Kelly PLLC is pleased to announce that firm Member Jill McIntyre been elected president of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (DTCWV). Outgoing DTCWV President Jill Rice also presented Ms. McIntyre with the President’s Award for “service to the DTCWV and/or the organized defense bar; and support [of] the President during his or […]
Tourism Celebrates West Virginia Day with #AlmostHeaven Vacation Package Giveaways
In celebration of the Mountain State’s 154th birthday, the West Virginia Division of Tourism will give away one #AlmostHeaven vacation package every hour on Tuesday, June 20. The West Virginia Day giveaways wrap up the Division’s two-week-long #AlmostHeaven social media blitz that spurred hundreds of thousands of residents and lovers of all things West Virginia […]