‘Important skills’ learned in 4-H help high school senior land Capitol Hill job, WVU Honors College slot

A high school senior with an active interest in learning more about government used the skills she learned in 4-H to land a job on Capitol Hill and an Honors College spot at West Virginia University.  Jamie Yoder of Braxton County said WVU Extension Service’s 4-H taught her important lessons like communication skills and self-awareness. …

Higher Education Policy Commission renews grant funding for summer undergraduate research experiences around the state

College students will continue to gain experiences through scientific research thanks to funding from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s West Virginia Science & Research (WVSR) division, which renewed six Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) grants. SURE grants offer undergraduate students substantial hands-on experience in ongoing science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) research at West Virginia’s public…

Dinsmore’s Ray Harrell, Jr. Elected President of Kanawha County Bar Association

Dinsmore and Shohl’s Raymond L. Harrell Jr. has been voted president of the Kanawha County Bar Association (KCBA). He will serve a one-year term. Harrell is a labor and employment and government relations attorney whose practice focuses on employment litigation and registered lobbying work. He regularly represents companies in the areas of discrimination, harassment, wrongful…

Winners of 2020 Friends of New River Gorge NR Photo Competition now on Display at Canyon Rim Visitor Center

Friends of New River Gorge National River (Friends) hosted their first photo competition on January 18, 2020 at Adventures on the Gorge in Fayetteville, WV. The winning photographs taken by local West Virginia photographers celebrate the rich beauty of southern West Virginia. All photographs were taken within the boundaries of the New River Gorge National…