‘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. […]
Bowles Rice Appoints Two to Executive Committee
Bowles Rice partners Jennifer B. Hagedorn and Corey L. Palumbo have been elected to serve on the law firm’s Executive Committee for four-year terms. Managing Partner Tom Heywood, who chairs the seven-person Executive Committee, said Hagedorn and Palumbo were nominated to serve and formally elected at the firm’s partner meeting on Friday, January 24. Completing […]
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 […]
Mon Health Medical Center to Host Diabetes Prevention Courses
Mon Health Medical Center is providing the opportunity for community members to participate in a free Diabetes Prevention Course series. West Virginia has the second highest rate of diabetes in adults in the nation, roughly 15% of West Virginians according to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The program offers education and […]
