WVU Demographer: Aging Boomers Continue to Limit WV Population

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 […]

Marshall Medical Outreach Offers Services Saturday at Harris Riverfront Park

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 […]

WVU Parkersburg Prepares to Launch New Culinary Academy

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 […]

WVU College of Creative Arts Students Awarded Canady Scholarships

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 […]

WVU’s Anderson Named to Endowed Professorship

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 […]

WVU Seeks Nominations for 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Award

The West Virginia University Center for Black Culture and Research is looking for a dynamic person who shares Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideals and has a history of working for humanitarian efforts and social change in the state of West Virginia. Nominees must be residents of West Virginia and must have or be making a […]