Capito and Manchin Announce Funding to Expand Pulsar Search Collaboratory at WVU
Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) applauded West Virginia University (WVU) for receiving the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) Physics Frontier Center Award. The award provides a $4,738,010 federal grant to leverage and expand the Pulsar Search Collaboratory (PSC) program, which is a joint project between WVU […]
WVSU Extension Service Hosting Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop
West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service will present a workshop to help landowners properly maintain fruit trees Monday, March 30, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the WVSU campus orchard. Pre-registration is required, along with a $5 registration fee. “This workshop will focus on the pruning of fruit trees and the traditional methods of […]
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Hosts 27th Annual Research Day
Nearly 100 research projects and a keynote presentation focused on one of the region’s most pressing health problems, obesity, will mark the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine’s Health Sciences Center 27th Annual Research Day at Marshall University. The two-day research event begins at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 23, with a community seminar on obesity, […]
West Virginia Businesses Invited to “Learn to Export to Poland” Presentation
West Virginia businesses looking for new customers may find them by exporting their goods to Poland. The West Virginia Development Office International Division and the U.S. Commercial Service are offering an introductory session on market entry opportunities in Poland three times during March. March 23, Monday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Morgantown: Waterfront Place Hotel, […]
High School Students Can Receive Scholarships for Marshall Online Summer Courses
Up to 50 eligible high school students participating in Marshall University’s Online College Courses in the High Schools (OCCHS) Program will receive a reduced rate for online courses offered during the 2015 summer school terms. “The OCCHS program is an integral part of Marshall University’s ongoing K-12 outreach efforts,” said Kelli R. Mayes, director of […]
Giant Traveling Map of Europe Visits Concord University
Concord University is the latest destination for National Geographic’s Giant Traveling Map of Europe. The huge interactive map will be on the Athens campus March 23-March 26, 2015. Measuring 26 feet by 26 feet, the Traveling Map of Europe will enable area school children to embark on a mock tour of the world’s second smallest […]