SBA Launches Affordable Care Act Web Page & Blog
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) launched a new web page and blog dedicated to educating small business owners about the Affordable Care Act. The new tools will serve as a gateway for small business owners connecting them with information provided by SBA’s federal partners responsible for implementing the law, including the U.S. Department of […]
Black History Month Activities to Include Trivia Quiz Game, Soul Food Feast, Annual Diversity Breakfast
Observances of Black History Month on Marshall University’s Huntington campus will begin with a team trivia, game-show-style event at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7 in the Memorial Student Center, room BE-5. “We invite members of the Marshall community to form teams of 2 to 8 players and compete for cash prizes,” said Maurice Cooley, director […]
WVU NanoDays Event Allows Children to Explore Hands-On Nanoscale Science
NanoSAFE at West Virginia University has teamed with the Children’s Discovery Museum of West Virginia to sponsor a day of special hands-on activities as part of a nationwide festival of educational programs focusing on nanoscale science and engineering. Called “NanoDays,” the event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at […]
WVU Landscape Architecture Students Re-Imagine Parkersburg Park
Kathryn Wittner believes one of the best ways to learn is “by doing.” With that in mind, the landscape architecture professor in the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design set out to develop a student-led program to conceptually redevelop the Point Park area of downtown Parkersburg, W.Va. Through a grant […]
New Scholarship Created for Students at Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Officials with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine announced the creation of a $15,000 endowed scholarship by Dr. Robert A. Hess, a 1984 graduate of the school. His son, Dr. Jonathan A. Hess, is a 2012 graduate of MUSOM and currently a resident physician in family medicine at Marshall. The scholarship, known […]
Canaan Valley State Park Promotes Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month
A proclamation declaring January as “Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month” has been signed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, and the heavy snows make it a great opportunity to do just that, according to Lisa Ratliff at Canaan Valley Resort State Park. “We are expecting another six to eight inches of snow between noon Friday […]