WVU Engineering Professor to Help Reduce Industrial Waste in West Virginia

Ashish Nimbarte, assistant professor of industrial and management systems engineering at West Virginia University, earned a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement source reduction through on-site assessments of industrial facilities. Small- and medium-sized manufacturing facilities in Martinsburg, Parkersburg, Charleston, Huntington and Wheeling, W.Va., under the auspices of the West Virginia Sustainable Communities,…

Augusta Heritage Center Receives Grant for 2013 Season

The Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College has been awarded a $30,000 National Endowment for the Arts [NEA] grant for its Folk Arts Program. Augusta is one of 832 non-profit organizations nationwide to receive a portion of $23.3 million in funding. The Art Works grant will support Augusta’s Dance Trail project, documentary recording…

WVU-Based NAFTC Launches New Training Program for New Technology Vehicles

As the field of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles evolves, it is essential that the automotive technician workforce is properly trained to provide maintenance on new technology vehicles. The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium http://www.naftc.wvu.edu, a program of West Virginia University, is launching a newly developed Electric Drive Vehicle Automotive Technician Training program to…

WVU Center for Black Culture and Research Offers Black History Month Events

West Virginia University’s Center for Black Culture and Research will be hosting events all month long to celebrate Black History Month. “Our theme ‘Framing the Future, Embracing Our Past’ helps us to understand how important our history is as we move into the future,” said Marjorie Fuller, director of the WVU Center for Black Culture…

WVSU, KVCTC Sign Series of Partnership Agreements

In another step to meet the changing economic needs of the region, West Virginia State University (WVSU) and Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College (KVCTC) have signed a series of agreements that will make it easier for students to obtain a bachelor’s degree in five career fields. Signing of the articulation agreements will allow students…

WVSU Partners with Leading Mattress Company on New Internship Program

West Virginia State University (WVSU) students will soon have the opportunity to gain practical, real world experience through a new internship program with one of the nation’s most successful mattress companies. Innovative Mattress Solutions is offering WVSU students the chance to be selected for the company’s new Blue Chip Development Internship Program, which is designed…