WVSU Research Students Study Agricultural Systems in Africa
A group of West Virginia State University (WVSU) students gained firsthand experience with international agriculture during a recent research trip to Africa. The group visited the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Nairobi, Kenya, for two weeks, studying disease resistance in crops, changing climates and environmental conditions. The visit was part of an […]
Scime Named WVU Interim Associate Vice President for Research
Earl Scime, chair of the West Virginia University Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been named interim associate vice president for research at West Virginia University. He replaces Mridul Gautam, who resigned recently to become vice president of research at University of Nevada-Reno. Scime will fill the position on a part-time basis this fall and […]
Nine Robinson & McElwee Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2014
Nine lawyers from Robinson & McElwee PLLC were recently selected by their peers for Lawyers in America© 2014. The newly released edition of The Best Lawyers in America 2014 recognized these attorneys for their work in West Virginia, naming three as “Lawyer of the Year” in their areas of practice. Only a single lawyer in each […]
Spilman Attorneys Recognized as “Lawyers of the Year” 2014
The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that seven attorneys were named 2014 “Lawyers of the Year” by Best Lawyers. Only a single attorney is recognized as such for each practice area in each community. Best Lawyers, published by Woodward White, Inc., is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which nearly […]
Nine Jenkins Fenstermaker Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America
Jenkins Fenstermaker, PLLC is pleased to announce that nine of its attorneys recently were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). The nine Jenkins Fenstermaker attorneys recognized in the publication are listed below: Wesley F. Agee – selected […]
Smallest FDA-Approved Medical Device Now Available for Patients with Cataracts and Glaucoma
Eye surgeon Dr. J. Jefferds Sinclair, of WV Eye Consultants, announced that he is providing the iStent® Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stent as a treatment option to reduce eye pressure for patients with both cataracts and glaucoma. The iStent is FDA-approved for use in conjunction with cataract surgery to reduce eye pressure in adult patients with mild-to-moderate […]
