West Virginia State University Establishes Endowed Scholarship for Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Students

The West Virginia State University (WVSU) College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and the WVSU Foundation have announced the establishment of a new endowed scholarship for students studying chemistry or chemical engineering at the University. The Dr. George E. Keller II Memorial Scholarship has received gifts of more than $30,000 to endow the scholarship; $25,000…

West Virginia 1 of 3 States to Require Childhood Vaccinations

While some states allow for exemptions, West Virginia remains one of three to require child immunizations regardless of religious or personal objections. Currently, any child entering a public school or state-regulated child care center must receive immunizations for chickenpox, hepatitis-b, measles, meningitis, mumps, diphtheria, polio, rubella, tetanus and whooping cough. Vaccines save lives. According to Dr.…

Business Driven: Workforce Development in the Mid-Ohio Valley

The Mid-Ohio Valley (MOV) Workforce Development Employer Solutions Program (WDB-EST) is a team developed to work specifically with employers throughout the MOV Workforce Region of Workforce West Virginia. The WDB-EST serves employers and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, or WIOA, participants within their nine-county area in West Virginia covering Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt and Wood counties.