120 West Virginia ninth-graders to visit Marshall for annual camp HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University welcomes 120 rising ninth-graders from throughout West Virginia this week for its annual Health Science and Technology Academy (HSTA) “Fun with Science” Summer Institute. The institute opened with a dinner at Sunday in the Don Morris Room[Read More…]

WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Callaway Junior Tour Rookie League, sponsored by Tri-State Roofing and Sheet Metal and hosted by the West Virginia Golf Association (WVGA), played Saturday at Coonskin Park in Charleston. The CJRT Rookie League is broken into three divisions, based on skill and experience. Division winners[Read More…]

WV Women’s Amateur Championship was called due to rain; play resumes today WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The second of six state-wide qualifiers for the 90th West Virginia Open Championship beat the thunderstorm Sunday in Mason at Riverside Golf Club. Hoping to qualify for one of 19 spots in[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing A West Virginia University engineer is working to solve the unknowns about microorganisms growing inside pipes that bring drinking water to homes and businesses. Supported by $505,784 from a National Science Foundation CAREER award, researcher Emily Garner has launched a five-year study to learn more about biofilms. Known as “cities[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – More than 103 incoming resident physicians and fellows officially began their post-graduate medical training this week at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. Advanced physician training programs range from one to five years for residencies to one to four additional years[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Dr. Rachel Danford, an associate professor in Marshall University’s School of Art and Design, was accepted to present her paper titled “Reimagining Artist Workshops in Lombard Italy” at the International Medieval Congress, which takes through July 6 in Leeds, United Kingdom. The event is Europe’s[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing MERCER COUNTY, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va, traveled to Mercer County, where she visited Bluefield’s “Prosperity Hub,” celebrated the John Nash Blvd. natural gas infrastructure expansion, and saw the impact of Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects she secured at Concord University. First, Senator Capito[Read More…]

WVSOM recognized as nationwide leader ‘in producing graduates who practice in rural settings’ WV Staff Report LEWISBURG, W.Va. – “It’s that balance. While we’re a leader in rural primary care, and, first and foremost, we’re serving West Virginia and populating the state with our grads, you can also come to[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing BECKLEY, W.Va. – The West Virginia Hive is hosting a Network and Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Historic Black Knight Country Club, 2400 South Kanawha Street, Beckley, on Wednesday. Small business owners can connect with professional staff of the Hive as[Read More…]

Pat Carter, Jay Davis, Cal Wood and John Kingora at top of leaderboard CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senior Open, hosted by the West Virginia Golf Association (WVGA), spent hours underdoing rain delays on the first day of play at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling. Pat Carter, of Huntington, leads the[Read More…]