Marshall Director of Undergraduate Public Health Program Receives Grant for Breast Cancer Research

Dr. Monika Sawhney of the Marshall University College of Health Professions has received a grant through the Higher Education Policy Commission of West Virginia to conduct breast cancer research in rural communities across the state. Sawhney, director of Marshall’s undergraduate public health program, said this research will provide an opportunity for student-focused research training in…

WVU-Based NAFTC Unveils Mobile Alternative Energy Learning Center

The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC), a program of West Virginia University, unveiled its newest learning aid at the recent Monongalia County Career Fair, allowing students a glimpse of modern technology transportation options. The Alternative Energy Learning Center will be used as part of the NAFTC’s alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle training and…

Pickering Associates ‘Canstruction’ Team Takes Top Honors at Statewide Competition

Pickering Associates is proud to announce the successful completion of the 2014 Canstruction design and build challenge in Charleston, WV. The Pickering Associates team finished with the Structural Ingenuity award that will now enter the ‘Racing Hunger’ structure into the international Canstruction competition. The Pickering Associates design and theme centered on DreamWorks’ major motion picture,…

Protea Announces Expansion of Team and Technology

Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. announced today that Greg Kilby, Ph.D. has joined the Company as its chief bioanalytics officer (CBO) and director of Biomolecular Information Services. Prior to joining Protea, Kilby held the position of director, North America Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry Application and Demonstration Laboratories for Thermo Fisher Scientific and previously held positions at…