Augusta Presents Bluegrass Legend Dr. Ralph Stanley
The Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College will present Grammy award winning bluegrass legend Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys as the headline attraction for the Augusta Festival Concert on Aug. 10. Two other nationally known groups will also perform. The concert will take place in Myles Center for the Arts […]
School of Pharmacy Students Receive Walgreens Diversity Awards
Two rising second-year Marshall University School of Pharmacy students have been awarded scholarships for their efforts to embrace diversity and promote inclusion initiatives on campus. James Frazier, from Louisville, KY., was named recipient of the 2012-2013 Marshall University School of Pharmacy Walgreens Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award for his strong commitment to raise diversity and […]
If They Build It, They May Win: WVU Solar Decathlon Team Readying For Competition
The walls are up. And soon enough, a roof will cover the log-style energy efficient house being constructed by a team of West Virginia University students as part of the international Solar Decathlon competition. Students have spent several months designing and building a solar house for the Decathlon, a collegiate design-and-build competition sponsored by the […]
MIIR Scientist Awarded $293,000 NIH Grant
Dr. Jingwei Xie, a senior scientist at the Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (MIIR), has been awarded a $293,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to lead a project to develop a technique that may improve surgical repair of rotator cuff injuries. The project will combine the expertise of two research groups at Marshall University. […]
Longtime Non-Profit Executive Transitions to New Role
For 12 years Jane Marks served as the executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association, WV Chapter. Not only did she effectively grow the programs and outreach of the organization, she became the face of Alzheimer’s across the region. On July 1, she retired as executive director of the West Virginia Chapter and is adapting to […]
FBI’s Top Technology Administrator To Visit WVU’s Forensic, Biometric labs
The FBI’s top executive in charge of science and technology – including biometrics and forensic science – will visit West Virginia University (WVU) Wednesday (July 24), underscoring the University’s role as the agency’s research portal to academia. Stephen Martinez, executive assistant director in charge of the agency’s Science and Technology Branch, will meet with Provost Michele […]
