Distance Learning Efforts Earn Honor for WJU Challenger Learning Center

The Challenger Learning Center at Wheeling Jesuit University has been honored for its many videoconference-based programs that are reaching students around the world. The Challenger Learning Center recently received a 2011-2012 Pinnacle Award from the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration. The award is presented annually to organizations delivering outstanding K-12, standards-based, interactive videoconferencing programs.…

D&E Upward Bound Receives Federal Funding

The Davis & Elkins College Upward Bound programs are among fewer than 800 similar projects nationwide that have been selected to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Education through two competitive TRiO grant proposals. The funding to D&E totals $3,227,565, and will continue over the next five years. The grant awards provide $395,513 annually…

West Virginia Bird Feeder Alert

Backyard bird watchers need to be extra vigilant this year in maintaining their feeders, according to ornithologist Richard Bailey of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Section. “We’ve received widespread reports of large flocks of pine siskins, a North American migratory bird in the finch family, so we could be in for…

SBA Introduces New Online Portal for 2013 National Small Business Week Awards Nominations

A new online portal has been launched by the U.S. Small Business Administration to accept nominations for its 2013 National Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year award. The dedicated web portal, accessible at http://nationalsmallbusinessweek.sba.gov/, will make it easier to submit and track submissions of nominees for Small Business…

Matching Mini-Grants Available for Service Projects from State Business Volunteer Council

Small businesses and nonprofit organizations are now eligible to apply for matching mini-grant funding that will assist with the cost of conducting a service project in the communities where they live and work. The West Virginia Business Volunteer Council (BVC) will provide a direct cash match of up to $500 to eligible and approved applicants.…

Marshall University students produce parody video to promote science

A group of Marshall University students has produced a parody of a popular music video as part of a national contest to promote science. The parody, called “The Lab Song,” is a take-off on the Bruno Mars music video “The Lazy Song.” The students’ video has only been online for a few days but it…