Governor Tomblin Announces Growing Healthy Communities Grants

Governor Earl Ray Tomblin today announced awards for seven projects totaling $135,720 in grants for the Growing Healthy Communities Grant Program. “I applaud the ingenuity of these local leaders who are taking steps to make life healthier and more enjoyable for folks in their communities,” said Gov. Tomblin. “I’m grateful for the continued strong partnership […]

Students to Explore Digital Forensics and Cyber Security at AIDE Conference

An interactive, hands-on program introducing high school students to the world of cybercrime, cyber security and digital forensics will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at the Marshall University Forensic Science Center. The program, called “Explore Digital Forensics & Cyber Security,” is part of the Appalachian Institute of Digital Evidence’s […]

West Virginia State University Professor Receives Prestigious Fulbright Award

A West Virginia State University (WVSU) mathematics professor has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Award and will spend part of 2016 teaching in the Slovak Republic. Dr. Sonya Armstrong will spend February through July 2016 living in the Slovakian city of Banska Bystrica, while teaching and doing research at Matej Bel University. “I am very […]

SBA Participates in Annual DYNET Conference

The U.S. Small Business Administration participates in the sixth annual Dynamic Networking for Small Business (DYNET) Conference Thursday, April 2, at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center in Fairmont.  The free day-long event begins at 8:30 a.m. and a special Regulatory Fairness Roundtable with Brian Castro, the National Ombudsman for Small Business concludes the event […]

Open Studio Event Exceeds Empty Bowls’ 1,000-Bowl Goal

Huntington community members from diverse backgrounds collectively made more than 200 Empty Bowls at the March 7 Open Studio at Marshall University’s Art Warehouse. The event pushed the ceramics count over the Empty Bowls 1,000-bowl goal for 2015, said Frederick Bartolovic, assistant professor of ceramics at Marshall’s School of Art and Design. “This year’s event was […]