The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved funding for the third year of the West Virginia Healthy Schools in Action initiative, supporting efforts to create healthier learning environments across the state.
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Casey Orndorff, who has cerebral palsy and competes regularly in national races, has a goal of making the U.S. Paralympic team.
Rochelle Naus shared her experience as a graduate student in the Integrated Marketing Communications Defense Information School focused on digital and social media.
Undergraduate students across the University’s three campuses are invited to showcase their creative work, research and storytelling that feature topics and issues affecting the Appalachian region. Entries are due by Oct. 3.
Omar Yacoub, a service assistant professor in the Department of English, is working as a consultant to create the first writing center at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University.
With Kelly Stewart as director and Jason Walker as employer relations specialist, the new center is poised to transform the relationship between Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources students and industry leaders.