CHARLES TOWN, West Virginia, Nov. 16 -- The American Public University System issued the following news release: Putting yet another leading-edge career development tool into the hands of students at American Military University and American Public University, American Public University System is launching a new partnership with LifeRamp, a coaching technology company. Undergraduate and graduate students who have completed nearly all of their degree programs will have one full year of access to more PR

SHEPHERDSTOWN, West Virginia, Nov. 16 -- Shepherd University issued the following news: A Shepherd University student attended and presented at the National Association of Black Storytellers 41st National Black Storytellers Festival and Conference November 8-12 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brooklyn Gholston, an Appalachian studies and political science double major from Charleston, West Virginia, represented Shepherd at the national event and had the opportunity to do her own storytelling. "This w more PR

SHEPHERDSTOWN, West Virginia, Nov. 16 -- Shepherd University issued the following news: A painting that used to hang in the kitchen of former Gov. Gaston Caperton's house in Charleston, West Virginia, now graces one of the walls in Shepherd University's Student Center Ram's Den. The painting by Shepherd graduate Nate Loda is called "Field Trip." It was included in Loda's 2011 senior year capstone exhibit and depicts a boy with a backpack wearing a Cleveland Indians baseball cap looking at a la more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 15 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: Attorney General Brenna Bird and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey led an 18-State coalition today, calling on the courts to reverse the unconstitutional gag order against President Trump. The gag order wrongfully stops President Trump from speaking freely ahead of the approaching presidential election and denies Americans their right to hear what all the candidat more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Nov. 16 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is best known as an NBA veteran, University of Kentucky men's basketball champion and No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Charlotte Bobcats. The NCAA champion, though, wants you to know something else - that he's a stutterer - and that facilities like the Marshall University Speech and Hearing Center are changing lives through speech therapy. Kidd-Gilchrist has embark more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Nov. 16 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: The Marshall University Technology Transfer Office (TTO) will present a free seminar on Tuesday, Nov. 28, to be delivered via Microsoft Teams from 2 to 3 p.m EST. It will provide a general overview of intellectual property protection available for creations in gaming and the arts, as well as the importance of understanding creative rights and property in the world of gaming. These rights and property al more PR

SHEPHERDSTOWN, West Virginia, Nov. 16 -- Shepherd University issued the following news: Shepherd University environmental studies students will soon be able to get hands-on experience using ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment. Dr. Zachary Musselman, associate professor of geology, received a $20,000 grant from the West Virginia Higher Education Science, Technology, and Research Division to purchase a Radiodetection LMX200 GPR system. "Ground Penetrating Radar methods are used in a wide va more PR

SHEPHERDSTOWN, West Virginia, Nov. 16 -- Shepherd University issued the following news: The Robert C. Center for Congressional History and Education will be under new leadership in the upcoming year following the second retirement of longtime director Dr. Ray Smock. Shepherd University and the Robert C. Byrd Center Board of Directors announce that beginning on January 1, 2024, Dr. James Broomall, associate professor of history and director of the George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the C more PR

SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, Nov. 16 -- Susquehanna University issued the following news: Matthew Neill Null, assistant professor of creative writing at Susquehanna University, was awarded the prestigious Pushcart Prize for his short story, The Dropper. Originally published in The Kenyon Review, The Dropper is set in Null's home state of West Virginia and tells the story of the relationship between Lorna and her father, an aging bird-dog trainer and activist in the United Mine Workers. Lorna is  more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Soil Judging Team in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences earned first place at the Southeast Region Soil Judging Contest on Oct. 5 and qualified for the upcoming National Soil Judging Championship in April 2024. This also marks the team's sixth win in the last 12 regional contests. For the contest, teams were tasked with describing four soil pits, following extensive practice on three college farms near Mo more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Nov. 16 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news: The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) Office of Career Exploration and Student Engagement is pleased to announce the winner of the Second Annual Culineering Challenge. The Kraken Krew from the Mercer County Technical Education Center (MCTEC) was named grand champion during the awards presentation at the Mountwest Culinary Arts Center in Huntington. MCTEC win was a part of an exh more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Gov. Jim Justice today declared a State of Emergency in Kanawha County due to a gas outage on Charleston's West Side and has activated the West Virginia National Guard to assist with necessary resources. "In light of the prolonged duration of this major gas outage on Charleston's West Side, which has left over a thousand families without heat, hot water, or stoves, I am  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 16 -- The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources issued the following news release: The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health informs residents of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation of recalled WanaBana, Schnucks, and Weis-brand apple cinnamon pouches due to reports of elevated levels of lead. Most children have no obvious immediate symptoms of lead exposure. Parents and care more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 16 -- The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: The Public Service Commission of West Virginia has revised its evidentiary hearing date for a case involving Mountaineer Gas Co. The Commission has determined it needs only one day of hearings in the case filed by the gas company in July for a $6.5 million increase in its infrastructure replacement and expansion program. The hearing now is scheduled for 9:30 more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: Patients receiving medication for opioid use disorder are more likely to complete their treatment programs and have a lower risk of relapse if they participate in mindfulness training, according to a West Virginia University study. Funded in part by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the study -- led by Johnathan Herczyk, assistant  more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: Patients receiving medication for opioid use disorder are more likely to complete their treatment programs and have a lower risk of relapse if they participate in mindfulness training, according to a West Virginia University study. Funded in part by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the study -- led by Johnathan Herczyk, assistant director of program management, risk management more PR