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Brian Popp, assistant professor in the C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry at West Virginia University, has been awarded an American Chemistry Society–Petroleum Research Fund Doctoral New Investigator Grant for his research on transition-metal-catalyzed reactions of petrochemical raw materials. The grant, which is offered to professors with research groups at institutions offering doctorates in chemistry,…
Clear Mountain Bank, Bruceton Mills, West Virginia is a proud to be recognized as one of the strongest banks in the nation by BauerFinancial, Coral Gables, Florida, the nation’s leading bank rating and research firm. BauerFinancial has been analyzing and rating the nation’s financial institutions since 1983 and Clear Mountain Bank has earned its highest…
West Liberty University welcomed 14 faculty members to the teaching ranks this fall, bringing the total number of fulltime faculty to 144 for the start of the school year. New faculty, with titles are: Gregory Chase, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance Chase joins WLU after teaching at the Australian College of Kuwait. Prior to…
Students at the Huntington campus of Marshall University will be greeted by an impressive free speech wall as they enter the Memorial Student center starting Wednesday, September 18th. The Young Americans for Liberty chapter built this display and is asking students to express their thoughts freely or in answer to the question “What frustrates you…
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $9 million federal grant to West Virginia because of its comprehensive partnership effort to expand substance and mental health prevention services statewide. The grant is for a 5-year period, with $1.8 million provided each year. “West Virginia received this…
“Military Times” has announced the 2014 “Best for Vets: Career & Technical Colleges” list, and West Virginia University at Parkersburg is ranked sixth among 38 colleges. Approximately 80 career and technical colleges were evaluated for the list. According to “Military Times,” the list allows veterans to see which schools have put the most thought and…