Celebrate 2013 at D&E
To ring in the New Year, 2013, Davis & Elkins College is planning two celebrations for the community: an elegant Graceland dinner buffet and a new Halliehurst Ball designed for late night gaiety. Guests can opt to attend one or both events and also take advantage of special overnight rates at Graceland. According to Scott […]
Expert on Cancer and Aging to Visit Marshall University School of Medicine
Dr. Judith Campisi, a pre-eminent research scientist with the Buck Institute on Aging in Berkeley, Calif., will visit Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine later this week for two lectures on aging and the disease process. Campisi will present “Aging and Chronic Disease: Puzzles & Promises,” at noon Thursday, Dec. 13, in the […]
WVU College of Law Students Help Morgantown Man Clear his Name
Every year for two decades, even after his conviction was overturned, David Lazzell was required to place his name on the West Virginia Sex Offender Registry. His name was finally cleared recently with help from the Innocence Project at the West Virginia University College of Law. “For years the system failed me,” said Lazzell. “But […]
Shovelful of Sunshine by Stacie Hutton Wins Mom’s Choice Gold Award
The Mom’s Choice Awards has given a Gold designation to Shovelful of Sunshine by Stacie Vaughn Hutton, published by Headline Books Inc. Shovelful of Sunshine is a children’s book paying tribute to coal miners and their families by a woman who grew up in the West Virginia coal fields. “My book was inspired by the […]
New Video Showcases “The OSIX Experience”
Fairmont State University will host a special event premiering a new promotional video for the University’s Open Source Intelligence Exchange (OSIX). The premiere party for “The OSIX Experience” will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. The event is open to the public and will begin with a reception in the main entrance of […]
HUD Reports Slight Decline in Nation’s Homelessness in 2012; Rise in West Virginia
On a single night last January, 633,782 people were homeless in the United States, largely unchanged from the year before. In releasing HUD’s latest national estimate of homelessness, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan noted that even during a historic housing and economic downturn, local communities are reporting significant declines in the number […]
