Save the Date: Martha Wehrle Opening Lecture at 2017 National Youth Science Camp
What: Martha Wehrle Kickoff to NYSC 2017 Where: Geary Auditorium at the University of Charleston When: June 15th – 12:00 Noon Who: Jon Boggs, Dan Carder and Greg Thompson Topic: The VW Diesel Emissions Fraud Case – At the Intersection of Science, Environmental Policy, Ethics and Law. As the opening lecture to the National Youth Science Camp, […]
Maier Institute at Marshall School of Medicine Receives Benedum Foundation Grant
The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine’s Maier Institute for Excellence in Prescribing for Elders with Dementia has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to study the overuse of benzodiazepines (BZDs) in geriatric patients, as well as to educate physicians on appropriate prescribing. The project is in partnership […]
Spend Father’s Day Weekend at Potomac Eagle Rail Fest
On Saturday and Sunday, June 17-18, 2017, Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad will host Potomac Eagle Rail Fest. The festival will run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days with several railroad-related activities for all ages at Wappocomo Station, 1 ½ miles north of Romney, West Virginia on WV28. In addition to the regularly-scheduled 3-hour Trough […]
Orrin Burke Elected to Main Street Morgantown Board of Directors
Larson Design Group (LDG) is pleased to announce that Orrin Burke, designer in our site engineering department, has been elected to Main Street Morgantown’s Board of Directors. Main Street Morgantown is a non-profit organization dedicated to the continued revitalization of downtown Morgantown and the Historic Wharf District. Since its founding in 1984, MSM has been […]
Concord University Upward Bound Program Receives More Than $3 Million in Federal Funding
Concord University’s Upward Bound Program has been awarded two Federal TRIO Programs grants totaling more than $660,000 per year for five years. The funding will continue programming that provides academic skills and motivation for area high school students in their pursuit of a college degree, High school students from five southern West Virginia counties will […]
Community Care of West Virginia Helps Ease Foster Parent Process
In response to West Virginia’s growing need for foster parents, Community Care of West Virginia has announced that it will be waiving the $75 fee for any physicals provided to potential foster care parents. Physicals are a legally required part of the application process to certify adults looking to have children placed in their homes. […]