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Ilene Evans will help celebrate "OneWVU" as the keynote speaker at WVU's 21st annual Women of Color Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the Mountainlair ballrooms. "Walking in Beauty" is the title of her program, which will weave music, poetry and monologues and more, as she talks about the act of achieving racial harmony, acceptance and tolerance in Appalachia and elsewhere. The luncheon, sponsored by WVU's Council for Women's Concerns, is part of the University's annual Diversity Week activities. The registration deadline is Oct. 8. For details, visit www.as.wvu.edu/cwc or call 304-293-7804.
WVU officials and students and community partners participate in a groundbreaking Thursday at the site of what will be an intermodal transportation center near the Health Sciences Campus. The transit hub will accommodate commuters of all stripes, from motorists to cyclists, and its location will be convenient for those who use public transportation. The project is scheduled to be completed next fall.
Researchers from WVU examine a giant inflatable airbag during a test in August in Washington, D.C. The researchers believe the WVU-designed airbag has the potential to seal off tunnels to help prevent the spread of smoke, toxic fumes, gases or flooding should there be a fire or breach in a transportation system.
A team from WVU's P.I. Reed School of Journalism -- led by interim Associate Dean John Temple -- will provide multimedia training to small, rural newspapers throughout the region. The project is called "West Virginia Uncovered: Multimedia Journalism from the Mountains." Temple said the group will demonstrate inexpensive, easy-to-learn equipment and software suitable for online multimedia. "Between sessions, the papers can reinforce this training by undertaking their own projects, and the learning will go both ways as students are exposed to the practice of community journalism," he added.
National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day Odyssey events Oct. 3 will feature industry experts and dozens of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and displays at 86 sites across the country, including WVU. The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC), headquartered at WVU, is organizing the campaign in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Program. Participants will take part in activities such as ride-and-drives, educational seminars and training workshops, while being provided with numerous networking opportunities in an effort to educate the public on the benefits of alternative fuel vehicles.
