Marshall Faculty and Students Awarded 13 Grants from NASA Consortium

Marshall University faculty members and students have been awarded 13 grants totaling $107,000 for aerospace-related research and educational programs. The grants from the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium support projects of scientific interest to NASA. The projects funded at Marshall range from a study to explore how obesity affects bone health to a grassroots…

Speaker Rick Thompson Appointed to Cabinet Secretary of the WV Department of Veterans Assistance

Governor Earl Ray Tomblin recently announced the appointment of Speaker Rick Thompson as cabinet secretary of the Department of Veterans Assistance. The appointment will be effective following the retirement of Secretary Keith Gwinn. “I want to take this opportunity to thank Secretary Gwinn, our first Secretary of the Department of Veterans Assistance, for his service…

WVU, McQuain Trust Announce Major Capital Gift to Law School

WHO:  James P. Clements, President of West Virginia University; Stephen B. Farmer, Trustee of the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust; Joyce E. McConnell, Dean of the West Virginia University College of Law; R. Wayne King, President & CEO, the West Virginia University Foundation. WHAT:  Special announcement impacting the WVU College of Law renovation. WHEN:  10…

Free Financial Aid Assistance Available Sunday, Feb. 10

For those planning to continue their education after high school or return to college, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, also known as the FAFSA, must be completed. Free help in filling out and submitting the FAFSA is available during College Goal Sunday, a one-day event held at 23 locations throughout the state. College…