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West Virginia University student members of Students Advocating for Legislative Advancement (SALA) met with Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer to ask for help on three issues. They walked away with an agreement to introduce legislation on all three. “Everything the students requested was reasonable and unusually well-researched,” said Fleischauer. “I am pleased to try to help…
Are you interested in learning how to do business with the federal government? Are you looking to expand your business through government contracting but don’t know where to start? If so, join the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) at the fourth annual Dynamic Networking for Small Business (DYNET) Conference. The free day-long event will be…
West Liberty University Professor Darrin Cox loves teaching history to his students. He finds that hands-on history is especially fascinating to just about everyone. That’s why he’s spent five years working on a project that brings the age of the Vikings to life. “My Viking Living History Project began as a research endeavor. But it’s…
More than 120 research projects and a keynote presentation by an international expert on vitamin D are highlights of the 25th annual Research Day at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University. The two-day research event begins at 5 p.m. Monday, March 18, with a free community seminar on vitamin D, co-sponsored…
The West Virginia University School of Social Work will offer two free continuing education events and receptions in honor of National Social Work Month. On Monday, March 18, Chatman Neely, LCSW, ACSW; Eve Gellner, LISW-C; Katherine Shelek-Furbee, MSW, LCSW; and Teresa Haught will present a panel discussion entitled “Self-Care 101: Feed and Be Fed,” at…
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced the formation of the Governor’s Commission on the Middle Grades to develop specific recommendations for improving student achievement in West Virginia middle schools. Gov. Tomblin’s Executive Order 2-13, which forms the commission, was filed Friday, March 8, 2013. “Research shows our children make life-changing decisions in middle school and,…