WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University School of Medicine alumni and LaunchLab Network clients will use $25,000 in startup funding from the AlphaLab Gear accelerator program for early-stage startups to help drive down maintenance costs and increase productivity in laboratories. SwifTAG Systems was founded by School of Medicine[Read More…]
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Marshall University faculty launch website sharing stories of recovery
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall faculty and students have launched “Movable: Narratives of Recovery and Place,” an interactive community website that collects narratives about recovery in West Virginia that can be found at https://movableproject.org. The project is funded through a West Virginia Humanities Council media grant. The website has[Read More…]
U.S. Senate bill aims to allow more flexibility for prescription drug spending
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W. Va. — The Restoring Access to Medication Act (RAMA), introduced in the U.S. Senate last week, aims to reverse a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that limits the use of funds from pre-tax health accounts (such as health savings accounts and[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, April 18
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, April 18, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. A DAY 2 YEARS IN THE MAKING The Justice Department prepares to release a redacted[Read More…]
Maryanne Reed named provost at West Virginia University
WVU Today MORGANOWN, W.Va. — Maryanne Reed, who transformed West Virginia University’s journalism school into an exemplar of modern media training as the Reed College of Media, was named vice president for academic affairs and provost of the University on Wednesday (April 17). Reed, who became dean of the then-named P.I.[Read More…]
WV Gov. Justice meeting on roads veers into The Greenbrier controversies
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In his first news conference in Charleston in more than a month, Gov. Jim Justice donned a Highways worker’s safety vest to announce that West Virginia will spend an additional $80 million on secondary road maintenance through June 30. “We’ve got good[Read More…]
Jefferson Del. John Doyle reviews West Virginia legislative session, addresses questions
By DANYEL VanREENEN The Journal SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Del. John Doyle, D-Jefferson, held a town hall meeting on Monday in Shepherdstown to review the 84th Legislative session and to field questions and concerns from constituents. “I’ve been (holding town hall meetings) since I first got elected,” Doyle said. “I’ve always[Read More…]
Pipeline Safety Seminar in Bridgeport educates industry employees on new regulations
By STEVEN BAUBLITZ NCWV Media BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Pipeline operators, supervisors and other oil and gas industry workers in North Central West Virginia have constantly changing rules and regulations they must adhere to. To keep the workers informed and up to date on the latest regulatory changes, the state Public[Read More…]
W.Va. Legislature’s first interim session set for April 30
See WV Press InSight’s preview discussion of Special Session on Education WV Press Association Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Legislature returns to Charleston Tuesday, April 30, for the first of eight interim legislative sessions before the 2020 60-day session. The agenda for that Tuesday includes four meetings: Commission on[Read More…]
Marshall University to build Brad D. Smith Business Incubator in downtown Huntington
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W,Va, — The Marshall University Visual Arts Center in downtown Huntington is adding one more thing that is being created inside its walls — small businesses. On Tuesday, the university announced the creation of the Brad D. Smith Business Incubator, a partnership between Marshall’s[Read More…]
