Marshall University Professor Attends Scientific Working Group Meeting on Fire and Explosions
Dr. J. Graham Rankin, professor in the Marshall University forensic science graduate program, recently participated in the Technical Working Group for Fire and Explosions (TWGFEX) and was re-elected as a co-chair on the Explosives Analysis Laboratory Training Committee. TWGFEX develops standards and procedures to be followed by fire and bomb scene investigators and laboratory analysts. […]
D&E Student Teacher Uses iPad to Make Learning Fun
Although Ashley Kodluk didn’t have much experience with an iPad, she thought it could be a helpful tool in the classroom. With a little research, the Davis & Elkins College senior from Logan Township, NJ, found some practical and efficient methods for making learning fun during her student teaching program at Third Ward Elementary School […]
WVU Programs Support First-year Students on Academic Probation
West Virginia University Student Affairs and Academic Affairs continue to offer a program called Preparing to Achieve Student Success to support first-year students on academic probation. The first step in the PASS program is the Mid-Year Academy, which will take place on Jan. 13 from 2-6 p.m. on the Downtown and Evansdale campuses. Students with […]
City Officials and WVSSAC to Celebrate Tournament Milestone
Mayor Danny Jones, the Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC) officials will kick-off the beginning of the 100-year anniversary of the WVSSAC Boys’ Basketball Tournament. WHAT: Charleston CVB and West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission Press Conference WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 10:00 a.m. WHERE: Charleston Civic […]
Tracking and Wood Lore Workshop January 18-20 at Twin Falls State Park
An 18th century weekend is planned January 18-20, 2013 at Twin Falls Resort State Park. “Tracking and Wood Lore weekend creates the experience of how our ancestors tracked the animals that provided food and clothing,” said Bryan Danford, park naturalist. Participants will engage on track walks and put new skills into use with the scavenger […]
WVU History Lecturer Uses Rocks to Tell West Virginia’s Story
Our stories live on in the rocks of West Virginia’s parks and forests, as one West Virginia University researcher is discovering. To unveil more of our state’s past, Jenny Boulware, a lecturer with the WVU Department of History, is setting out to explore and understand the state’s history through the crags and peaks at North […]
