Concord University Encourages Volunteer Spirit with Day to Serve Projects
The Concord University community is answering Governor Earl Ray Tomblin’s call to volunteer with Day to Serve projects. The Governor has encouraged all West Virginians to organize projects and volunteer at least one day between Sept. 15and Sept. 29 as part of Day to Serve, the second annual effort to strengthen communities through volunteer service. […]
New Attorneys Strengthen Spilman Defense Litigation & Creditors’ Rights Services
The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that four new associates have joined the practice. They add depth to Spilman’s strong defense litigation and bankruptcy and creditors’ rights teams. Britteny N. Jenkins’s primary areas of practice are bankruptcy and creditors’ rights litigation and general defense litigation. She earned her undergraduate degree from East […]
Marshall University School of Pharmacy sponsors International Symposium on Safe Medicine
The Marshall University School of Pharmacy, along with several other conference partners, is sponsoring the 2013 International Symposium on Safe Medicine (ISSM) beginning tomorrow in Charleston. The conference, which has historically been held in the state of Maine, brings together pharmacists, physicians, toxicologists, educators and others for sessions on prescription drug use, abuse, return and […]
WVU Extension Awarded Grant to Combat Heart Disease Through Community-Based Programs
For nearly a decade, women have had a strong ally in West Virginia University Extension Service’s Love Your Heart campaign. Now, Love Your Heart will be more visible in communities across the state, as it has been selected as one of nine programs nationally to receive a prestigious Heart Truth Community Action Program Grant from […]
WVU Hosts Global Peace Activist Kathy Kelly Sept. 18
Kathy Kelly has traveled to Iraq 26 times, notably remaining in combat zones during the early days of both phases of the U.S.-Iraq conflict. She has gone to Lebanon, Egypt, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and been arrested more than 60 times for her nonviolent actions to protest war efforts. The Department of Communication Studies at West […]
Berkeley Medical Center Honors Retiring Physicians
The medical staff and administration of University Healthcare Berkeley Medical Center recently hosted a reception to honor four retiring physicians for their years of service to the hospital and health system. Dr. Edward Arnett, Dr. Aurelio Benavides, Dr. John Palkot and Dr. Harvey Reisenweber all retired from the Berkeley Medical Center medical staff in 2013. […]
