WVUH-East City Hospital Names Daisy Award Winner – Third Quarter
City Hospital’s Nurse Work Life Council named Shelley Palkovic, RN, a registered nurse in the obstetrics unit at City Hospital, as the recipient of the DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses for the third quarter 2012. The award was presented to Palkovic during a recent ceremony at the hospital. She received a certificate along with a […]
Davis & Elkins Science Student Presents at National Conference
Carissa Dunn, a senior biology and chemistry double major at Davis & Elkins College, recently presented a research poster at the 2012 Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science in Seattle, Washington. Dunn was selected to participate in the conference entitled “Science, Technology, and Diversity for a Healthy World” after completing a […]
WVU Professor Researches Population Trends of Mojave Golden Eagles for Protection of the Species
With the help of a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, a team of West Virginia University researchers hopes to gain insight into the demography of golden eagles in California’s Mojave Desert and accurately predict their population trends. Todd Katzner, a research assistant professor in the wildlife and fisheries […]
WVU Researchers Explore the Use of Wood Biomass to Spur Appalachian Economy
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers from West Virginia University was recently awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to explore economic and environmental impacts of wood biomass utilization in rural central Appalachia. The almost $350,000 award is part of $10 million in research grants awarded by the USDA to spur production of bioenergy […]
West Liberty University Helps Santa with Gift Giving
The employees and students of West Liberty University took a lesson from Santa Claus as they purchased and wrapped gifts for community children this holiday season. “Our Christmas Wish Tree offered our campus community a chance to give a gift to those in need as we took part in buying and giving gifts to local […]
HospiceCare of West Virginia Receives Proceeds from Chili Cookoff
The Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and the World’s Championship Chili Cookoff (WCCC) local organizing committee, led by George Manahan, donated $5,000 from the event’s proceeds to HospiceCare of West Virginia. Held in October of this year, the World’s Championship Chili Cookoff was a three-day event that welcomed chili cooks from around the world […]
