BEVERLY TO CELEBRATE RHYTHM AND WINE
Ready for something different in historic Beverly? Come check out the third annual Rhythm and Wine event with music from exciting West Virginia bands and wine-tasting from regional wineries. The outdoor festival will be held Saturday August 15th from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. near the Beverly Heritage Center. Admission is $10 for adults over […]
Marshall Speech and Hearing Center’s Tiny Talkers Graduation Ceremony Scheduled Today
The Marshall University Speech and Hearing Center (MUSHC) will hold its graduation ceremony for the St. John’s Tiny Talkers Book Club at 1 p.m. today at St. John’s House. The Tiny Talkers Book Club was established in 2013 and focuses on emergent literacy for 4-5 year-olds. The class at St. John’s was established this summer […]
Professor Receives $350,000 National Science Foundation Research Grant
Dr. Elmer Price, a professor of biological sciences at Marshall University, has been awarded a three-year, $350,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will fund his research, which Price said “aims to provide new information regarding the mechanisms responsible for the important and complex process of adult neurogenesis—the process by which the […]
Two Local Physicians Join Marshall Medical Alumni Association
The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Alumni Association recently elected two local physicians to its board of directors. Adam M. Franks, M.D., is a professor in the department of family & community health at the Marshall School of Medicine. After earning his medical degree from Marshall in 1999, Franks completed his residency […]
Pioneer Heritage Days at Blennerhassett Island, August 1-2, 2015
How did West Virginia’s first immigrants live, from making clothing to building shelter to growing food? Pioneer Heritage Days at Blennerhassett Island Saturday, August 1, and Sunday, August 2, will show how it was done. “Visitors to the island will get a firsthand look at a blacksmith at work and see how families washed their […]
Alzheimer’s Association to Host Workshop
The Alzheimer’s Association, West Virginia Chapter is offering Effective Communication Strategies, a free community workshop to help families and caregivers connect and communicate at each stage of the disease. The one-hour workshop will be held Thursday, August 6, at 3 p.m. at the Association’s Charleston office, located at 1601 2nd Avenue. As people with Alzheimer’s […]
