With 1.3 million active duty military personnel nationwide, coordinating and finding accessible healthcare and social services for their 1.7 million family members is a major challenge. Christopher Plein, the Eberly Family Professor for Outstanding Service at West Virginia University, is working to address these challenges and needs through the Military Families Learning Network.
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The Council for Women's Concerns is accepting nominations for the Mary Catherine Buswell Award. This accolade honors a person who has shown a dedication to the advancement of women and will award $1,000 for travel, supplies, salary supplement or any other use commensurate with WVU policies. March 1 is the deadline.
On March 16, students participating in the Advanced Topics in Forensic Science II classes, offered by the Next Generation Forensic Science Initiative, will have a rare and exciting opportunity. Lora Sims, a biometrics instructor from Ideal Innovations Incorporated, a worldwide forensic services provider and industry leader in biometrics, will come to WVU.
The African Music and Dance Ensemble will present its spring concert Sunday (Feb. 24) at 2 p.m., in the Falbo Theater of WVU's Creative Arts Center. The concert will be dedicated to Bernard Woma, who passed away unexpectedly in April 2018.
A group of 24 College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences students hit the road to Indianapolis, Indiana, for a multifaceted field trip featuring a panel discussion, professional football practice facility visit hosted by a WVU graduate and tips for career development.
The WVU School of Nursing has officially opened its new Student Services Wing on the Morgantown campus.