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Thanks to a gift from the Maier Foundation, a new scholarship has been established at Marshall University for education majors committed to teaching in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields in West Virginia. The Maier STEM Educator Scholarship was created to increase the number of highly qualified STEM middle school and high school teachers…
Since Secretary of State Mac Warner took office in January 2017, there have been 128,704 new voters added to rolls across West Virginia. Of note, many of these new voters were newly eligible and included more than 36,000 who were high school students when they registered. Voter registration in most West Virginia high schools is…
Marshall University will welcome 65 rising ninth-grade students from around the entire state of West Virginia next week for its annual Health Science and Technology Academy (HSTA) Summer Institute, “Fun with Science.” The institute will take place from Sunday, July 8, through Friday, July 13, on Marshall’s Huntington campus. HSTA is a partnership among numerous…
Come learn technical biking skills and make some new biking buddies all July long! Join us Wednesdays in July to build your skills and put them to use! Psyched on Bikes Month activities are perfect for both beginner and experienced mountain bikers as we will have activities for all skill sets. Bring children 7 years…
The West Virginia Community and Technical College System (WVCTCS) and its nine colleges have been awarded a nearly $4 million apprenticeship grant from the U.S. Department of Labor that will support Apprenticeships in Motion (AIM), which will train and place apprentices in middle- to high-skilled IT occupations. U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta was on…
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine brought together women from various health care backgrounds for its inaugural Women in Medicine and Science Mentoring Forum June 26 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. More than 50 female students, residents, faculty, nurses and other health professionals from Marshall University schools of medicine and pharmacy participated in the four-hour forum…