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Get to know W.V.’s first library science director
The Parthenon - West Virginia
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July 24, 2025
Anne Marie Casey began her tenure at Marshall at the beginning of July. (Courtesy of Marshall University) Although the new director of the School of Library Science never imagined her career would bring her to West Virginia, she always knew she...
Research key to understanding wild turkey numbers
The Citizens' Voice - Pennsylvania
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July 19, 2025
Whether you enjoy hunting the wild turkey, or just going for a ride along an old county road and coming upon a small flock of hens or gobblers, almost everyone relishes the opportunity to see turkeys in the wild. Understanding how and why turkey...
NC AG Jeff Jackson: Over $200M from Gilead Sciences Kickbacks to Doctors
WNCT - North Carolina
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Raleigh-- July 24, 2025: Gilead Sciences will pay $202 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to physicians in exchange for promoting its HIV drugs, which led to millions of dollars in fraudulent claims being filed to government...
West Virginia Quilt Festival Moves to Ripley
Lootpress - West Virginia
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July 7, 2025
RIPLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A vibrant showcase of artistry and tradition will take center stage this fall as the West Virginia Quilt Festival returns to Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley from September 11–13, 2025. With this year’s theme, “West...
Researchers unveil game-changing safety tool after 1,000-year flood event rocks community: 'We're ahead of the curve'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 18, 2025
Photo Credit: Getty Images When flash floods ripped through Ohio and Marion counties in West Virginia this June, it was a sobering reminder of just how vulnerable many Appalachian communities are to extreme weather. But in the wake of these...
MSU, USDA offers high school students, undergrads notable research experiences
Mississippi State University
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July 24, 2025
2025 Pre-College Summer Internship Program students and mentors include: First row, from left: Ershad Ahmmed, Arun Kuttoor Vasudevan, Mohamed Ibrahim, Aadarsha Lamichhane and Mostafa Mohammadabadi; Second row, from left: Ethan Dean, Dashel Gines,...
Federal budget changes could end crucial disability programs, research at WVU CED
WCHS - West Virginia
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CHARLESTON, W.Va (WCHS) — Disability services nationwide are at risk of losing their funds. The West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities serves our local communities and they tell us they could be on the chopping block by the...
STEM students launch stratospheric weather balloons
WSAZ - West Virginia
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July 17, 2025
INSTITUTE, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Students at West Virginia State University are reaching for the skies. As part of a hands-on STEM class through the Upward Bound program, students launched stratospheric weather balloons Thursday morning, July 17. The...
AG Jackson announces major settlement with Gilead Sciences over kickbacks
WLOS - North Carolina
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that Gilead Sciences will pay $202 million to resolve claims it paid in kickbacks to doctors in exchange for promoting its human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medication, which resulted...
Mostly White HBCUs? Yep, They’re Real—And In West Virginia
MadameNoire
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July 11, 2025
Source: fotoguy22 / Getty Did y’all know there are at least two historically Black colleges in America (West Virginia to be specific) that are predominantly white? Now, you probably read the above sentence and said to yourself: “Nah, that can’t be...
Trump’s Attack On Research Funding Hurt Your State University, Too
Forbes
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West Virginia University has lost $555,114 worth of federal grant funding since President Trump took office. getty While President Donald Trump’s crusade against American higher education has focused on the Ivy League and other elite private...
Clean Vision breaks ground at Clean-Seas West Virginia facility
Interplas Insights
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July 11, 2025
Clean Vision Corporation has announced the successful ground-breaking of its Clean-Seas West Virginia (CSWV) facility located in Belle, West Virginia. The 50-tons-per-day (initially) plastic pyrolysis facility is a key step in advancing the...
Guest Opinion: Policy research has its limitations
The Coastland Times - North Carolina
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July 23, 2025
Published 10:57 am Wednesday, July 23, 2025 By John Hood RALEIGH — If I didn’t believe public-policy research mattered, I wouldn’t have spent so much of my career commissioning and funding it. At the national level, studies conducted by university...
Our Radar Systems Have Accidentally Turned Earth into a Giant Space Bean for the Last 75 Years and Scientists Say Aliens Could Be Listening
ZME Science
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July 23, 2025
Credit: ZME Science/Midjourney. For decades, scientists have debated whether we should try to contact alien civilizations or stay silent and hope we’re left alone. However, a new study suggests that it’s too late now. Whether we like it or not,...
Governor Morrisey announces West Virginia’s BEAD Benefit of the Bargain round starts on July 10
WOAY 4 - West Virginia
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July 9, 2025
West Virginia (WOAY)-Governor Patrick Morrisey announced a significant update to West Virginia’s broadband expansion efforts. The Department of Commerce’s Office of Broadband has released new Program Procedures for the state’s Broadband Equity,...
As Trust in Public Health Craters, Idaho Charts a New Path
Undark Magazine
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August 4, 2025
Some 280,000 people live in the five northernmost counties of Idaho. One of the key public officials responsible for their health is Thomas Fletcher, a retired radiologist who lives on a 160-acre farm near Sandpoint. Fletcher grew up in Texas and...
Did Y’all Know There Are 2 Predominantly White HBCUs In West Virginia? Read That Again
Black America Web
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July 9, 2025
Source: fotoguy22 / Getty Did y’all know there are at least two historically Black colleges in America (West Virginia to be specific) that are predominantly white? Now, you probably read the above sentence and said to yourself: “Nah, that can’t be...
Fantastic Microbes and Where to Find Them
The Scientist Magazine
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Beneath our feet, beyond the reach of sunlight, and buried in the most unforgiving corners of the planet, an unseen world thrives. Though these environments may seem desolate, and devoid of warmth, light, or sustenance, they are anything but...
Olympic champion Mary Lou Retton arrested for DUI in West Virginia — fails Sobriety Test and refuses breathalyzer
The Economic Times
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July 8, 2025
Mary Lou Retton, Olympic gold medalist gymnast from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, was arrested for DUI in West Virginia on May 17, 2024. She was pulled over in her Porsche outside an AutoZone parking lot after police saw her acting suspiciously,...
Farm Credit of the Virginias accepting applications for grant funding
InsideNoVa - Virginia
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Farm Credit of the Virginias, a cooperative serving Virginia, West Virginia and western Maryland, is accepting applications for the second round of grant funding through their Agricultural Career Enhancement grant program. The goal of the ACE...