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The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine chapter of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) has been awarded the Paul R. Wright Chapter Success Award by AMSA’s national leadership for the chapter’s programming efforts in 2013. The award is given to chapters that have promoted AMSA’s mission of inspiring future physicians through local events, innovative…
West Virginia University Extension Service is helping to combat the number one killer in West Virginia, heart disease, by offering free, heart health education resources to West Virginians. February is a time to celebrate the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute’s educational campaign, The Heart Truth®, to raise awareness of heart disease. Heart disease kills…
A busy 2013 has turned into a busier 2014 for the professionals of Pickering Associates. The company just acquired a 3D printer and is now offering clients access to the impressive technology. 3D printing technology has been around since the 1980’s but didn’t start to see real market hold until recently. The new technology will…
Larry Stanley, CPP, MBA, CFE, has been named Regional Vice President for American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS). Stanley has previously been Assistant Regional Vice President and has also served as Chairman for the Central West Virginia and Central Virginia chapters. He has over 20 years experience in security and law enforcement. Stanley will oversee…
Dr. Linda Spatig, a professor of educational foundations in Marshall University’s College of Education and Professional Development, has co-written a book with her daughter, Layne Amerikaner, about a former youth development program made up of adolescent girls in Lincoln County. The book is titled Thinking Outside the Girl Box: Teaming Up With Resilient Youth in…
The West Virginia State Police has received a $30,000 Grant from the WV Technical Assistance Broad Band Grant Program, to develop and Law Enforcement Sex Offender Mapping Program. The award was a part of solicitation offered by the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey who oversees the WV Broadband Mapping Program. This grant will enable…