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West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics received an in-kind gift valued at more than $245,000 from the Microsoft Corporation. The gift was given through the Microsoft Dynamics Academic Alliance program, and consists of two kinds of accounting software plus annual support for that software. “This generous gift from Microsoft will be very beneficial…
West Virginia’s population barely grew in 2012, adding slightly more than 500 people, according to the new population estimates released today (Dec. 20) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The estimates show that the state’s population in 2012 was 1,855,413 compared to 1,854,908 in 2011. This was a weak 0.03 percent growth, which was slightly below…
More than a dozen Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine students, nursing students and medical residents, along with several faculty physicians, will be at Harris Riverfront Park Saturday, Dec. 22, as part of Marshall Medical Outreach, a program that offers medical care to people who are homeless or underprivileged. The services are provided…
West Virginia University at Parkersburg is accepting applications for its new culinary arts program, which will begin in January 2013. The applicant interview process will begin next week. WVU Parkersburg’s Culinary Academy will open in the college’s newly renovated downtown center on Market Street. The program will blend traditional classroom and online courses, and foods…
Ten students studying in the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts have been awarded scholarships from the Valerie Canady Charitable Trust Foundation, one of the most prestigious awards given in the college. The scholarships are named for Valerie Canady, a Morgantown native and WVU summa cum laude graduate, who was among the 270 people…
Brian Anderson has been named the GE Plastics Material Engineering Professor at West Virginia University, effective January, 2013. An associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Anderson has conducted extensive research in the areas of natural gas hydrates; thermodynamic modeling; and sustainable energy and development, most notably in the area of geothermal systems. He…