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An online survey has begun to solicit feedback regarding ideas and strategies to assist WVU Tech in meeting the needs of today's students and providing a highly skilled workforce for the jobs of today and tomorrow. More>>
Justin and Josh O'Dell have witnessed accreditation problems in their program of study and have seen faculty turnover. Now, they can breathe a sigh of relief. More>>
Acting President Jerry Ice said it is time to look to the university's future. More>>
Team eligible to compete in national finals in Washington, D.C. in April. More>>
More than 80 West Virginia University researchers will meet with health-related private sector companies in what planners say is the largest bioscience/biomedical technology showcase in West Virginia. More>>
Although prohibited from selling certain merchandise as a result of a federal lawsuit filed by the WVU Board of Governors, a Morgantown retail shop owner says he will not go out of business. More>>
A Morgantown T-shirt company battling West Virginia University over trademark rights is shutting down after losing the first round in federal court. More>>
West Virginia regulators have revoked the accreditation for Mountain State University's nursing school, effective Aug. 31. More>>
Nicholas County Circuit Judge Gary Johnson spoke to members of the House Education Committee Feb. 16, explaining the impact of truancy on the state. More>>
The Kanawha Valley Section of the American Chemical Society hosted its first meeting at West Virginia State University in Institute on Wednesday evening. More>>
MORGANTOWN (AP) — The West Virginia University Board of Governors will hear about the first season of beer sales at Mountaineer Field. Athletic Director Oliver Luck is attending its Feb. 24 meeting More>>
Planned Parenthood, Crittenton Services provide an array of resources for pregnant and sexually active teens. More>>
Mountain State University's Board of Trustees plans to name an interim president in April and begin a search later this year for a permanent leader. More>>
Lawmakers are hoping to ease the certification process for some new teachers in an effort to curb the growing shortage of educators in the state. The House of Delegates passed two bills Monday that would create new alternative paths to certification, sending them to the Senate for consideration. More>>
CHARLESTON (AP) — A free statewide event has helped more than 1,000 students apply for federal college financial aid. The third annual College Goal Sunday was held Sunday at 19 locations across West Virginia. More>>
CHARLESTON (AP) — Kanawha County residents lead the state in using West Virginia's SMART529 plan to save money for their children's college education. The state Treasurer's Office said Monday that Kanawha County residents have 4,534 of the plan's 23,111 accounts. More>>
West Virginia University has extended the Big East a settlement offer. If accepted, it would clear all legal hurdles for WVU to join the Big 12 in July.
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MivaMan owner, Kevin Ford, said his business has been affected by the suit but it will not go out of business. More>>
While law firms in larger markets aren't hiring as many people, the Mountain State has not experienced a decline in the job market for experienced or entry level lawyers.
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State auditors say Mason County is addressing financial problems and other issues in its school system. More>>
The 2012-2103 academic year could be more expensive for students at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. More>>
What's a ninth-grade English teacher to do when teenage boys are farting and teenage girls are complaining? Turn it into a teachable moment, of course. More>>
Another law firm is contributing to a $24 million renovation project at West Virginia University's College of Law. More>>
Veteran journalist Larry King is coming to Huntington. More>>
West Virginia University's Center for Excellence in Disabilities is recruiting families of autistic children for a study and free behavioral therapy training. More>>
Mercer County superintendent provides insight on recent settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Public schools and universities already receive notification of registered sex offenders who live nearby. But a bill moving through the Legislature will extend notification to private schools as well. More>>
A bill that would permit the Parkersburg South High School mascot, The Patriot, to fire his musket at away games was advanced Thursday. More>>
West Virginia lawmakers want to add more teeth to a regulation requiring athletes suspected of suffering a head injury be evaluated immediately by a health professional. More>>
A portion of the National Town Hall webcast on Digital Learning Day focused on improving education in McDowell County schools. More>>
All in all, it will be a long process bringing the West Virginia University Institute of Technology back from the multitude of problems it faces. "I don't know what Tech looks like 10 years from now. That's one of our challenges," said Carolyn Long, Tech's campus executive officer. "That's not going to be my view. That's going to be the community's vision, the Tech vision." More>>
Mickey Reeves is president of the WVU Tech Golden Bear Alumni Association. He is a native of Wheeling and graduated from Tech in 1978 with a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering. He lives More>>
Pierpont Community & Technical College and Ohio's FirstEnergy signed an agreement Tuesday that could lead students to careers as utility line workers or substation electricians. More>>
Curbing teen pregnancy rates isn't just about sex education, state superintendent of schools says. More>>
West Virginia's K-12 education system came in dead last on the American Legislative Exchange Council's annual report card, released Jan. 24. More>>
Cristin Parks always had an open relationship with her mom. She felt she could talk to her about anything — except birth control. A missed period led Parks' mom to believe she was pregnant, so she purchased More>>
The second annual Biosciences Summit will take place Jan. 25 in Charleston. More>>
The Rahall Transportation Institute at Marshall University will receive a $3.5 million grant from the U. S. Department of Transportation to launch a higher education consortium focused on research, training and jobs development throughout a multi-state region. More>>
$20,000 given to WVU Children's Hospital, Cancer Center More>>
West Liberty University has gotten the green light from an accreditation board to proceed with its plan to establish its master of science in Physician Assistant studies program. More>>
The tourism and hospitality industry in West Virginia has become the state's second largest industry. And West Virginia University is working to make sure that industry has enough skilled and trained managers. WVU's More>>
The Bioscience Association of West Virginia, known as BioWV, is accepting registrations for its second annual Bioscience Summit on Jan. 25. More>>
Many female and minority chemists and engineers say they were discouraged from going into their chosen profession, according to a study released this week. More>>
A report released Wednesday by the Southern Regional Education Board urges West Virginia and other southern states to make immediate changes to improve student achievement in grades six through eight. More>>
Three of West Virginia's best known economists — Russ Sobel, Tom Witt and Cal Kent — are either leaving, retiring or relinquishing some of their duties. More>>
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