SBA Deputy Administrator Visits WVHTC Foundation Incubator
Marie C. Johns, Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), visited the West Virginia High Technology Consortium (WVHTC) Foundation incubator—a key component of the WVHTC Foundation’s continued efforts to create an atmosphere where small businesses can grow and prosper. The incubator was created in 1995 with seed money from the SBA and housed […]
Team from WVU Again Selected for NASA’s Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program
For the twelfth time in 13 years, a team from West Virginia University will be participating in NASA’s Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program, scheduled for July 12-20, at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The team is made up of students from the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. It is one of […]
St. Mary’s Appoints New Staff
Angela Midkiff, registered nurse (RN), has been named the new clinical manager of behavioral health, and Barbie Price, RN, has accepted the position of clinical manager of interventional radiology. Midkiff has been the interim clinical manager since July 2012. She has been with St. Mary’s since April 2002, working as a behavioral health staff nurse […]
Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Enables Powerful Health Care Solutions in West Virginia
Two years after its debut, the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network is now available in 473 markets and extends to 273.5 million potential customers. Already the world’s largest commercial 4G LTE network, the Verizon Wireless network continues to grow with recent expansions in West Virginia, including Mercer County and other locations. This network expansion in […]
Marshall University School of Medicine Receives $500,000 from Huntington Foundation Inc.
The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University has received $500,000 from the Huntington Foundation Inc. to create The Huntington Foundation Inc./Frank E. Hanshaw Sr. Endowed Chair of Geriatrics. The gift was announced by Dr. Joseph I. Shapiro, dean of the school. The gift is expected to be matched by the West Virginia […]
WVU’s Eberly College Builds New Career Development Program for Students
The West Virginia University Eberly College of Arts and Sciences is investing in a new career development program for undergraduate students, and has recruited a talented individual to lead the effort: Bonnie McBee Fisher. “I’m very excited to be part of the Eberly College’s effort to transform its undergraduate learning environment,” Fisher said. “The critical student […]
