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State Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Wednesday October 30, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Faculty Lecture Series and Book Signing Set for Dr. Ashley Lawson Wednesday at Argo Books
BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Oct. 29 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: BUCKHANNON, West Virginia A West Virginia Wesleyan College English professor has penned a new book looking at postwar American literature. Dr. Ashley Lawson, associate professor of English, focuses her research on 20th-century American literature and women's creativity. In the newly published title, "On Edge: Gender and Genre in the Work of Shirley Jackson, Patricia Highsmith and Leigh Bracket," L  more

Trip to Washington, D.C. Builds Connections Between WVWC Students, Alumni
BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Oct. 29 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: BUCKHANNON, West Virginia Twenty-seven West Virginia Wesleyan College students had an incredible opportunity recently to travel to D.C. for some high-impact professional networking and career development training. The trip was hosted and sponsored by Tad Rupp, a partner at Targeted Victory, according to Dr. Justin Bowers, Director of Career Services and Experiential Learning at WVWC. "He and his t  more

W.Va. Education Dept.: Future Educators Attend Fall Leadership Conference
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 30 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news: The student-led organization Educators Rising, in partnership with the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE), hosted 145 students at their Fall Leadership Conference at West Virginia State University (WVSU). The event allowed high school students interested in becoming teachers to network with peers and gain further insight into their career pathway. Educators Rising promotes, supp  more

W.Va. Gov. Justice Delivers $1 Million Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Grant to Mylan Park
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice announced today $1 million in funding through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program for Phase II of Mylan Park's KOA RV Resort and Campground project in Morgantown. The funding will support the construction of 26 modular Lancaster Log Cabins and the paving of interior campground roads, enhancing amenities and infrastructure at t  more

W.Va. Gov. Justice Delivers $4.4 Million Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Grant for Wheeling Gateway Center
WHEELING, West Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Announces first time state has partnered with community to build an official welcome center * * * Gov. Jim Justice announced today $4.4 million in funding through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) grant program for the Wheeling Gateway Center. Funding will be utilized to redevelop the former Wheeling Inn site into the Wheeling Gateway Center  more

W.Va. Gov. Justice Signs HB 206 Allocating $2 Million to the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute for Expanded Research
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Oct. 29 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice today ceremonially signed House Bill 206 providing $2 million in funding to the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. The funding will allow the RNI to expand upon its current world-leading research using focused ultrasound technology to treat Alzheimer's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorder, and other conditions. "What is   more