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The fourth Focus Forward symposium, hosted by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, will be held Wednesday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  in the Platinum Ballroom, Salons A-E, Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, 2 Waterfront Place, Morgantown. Keynote speakers include Brian Anderson, Executive Director of the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization, and Gayle Manchin, Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission.

Bridging Innovation Week, hosted by the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics and Marshall University Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation, will take place at the Charleston Civic Center this week with open events Tuesday and Wednesday.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia convenes at the West Virginia University College of Law to hear arguments in five cases.

Ahead of a West Virginia University scientist’s testimony to a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday (March 31), researchers can discuss the University’s advancements in developing a process to extract rare earths and critical materials from acid mine drainage and coal waste.

An economic forecaster at West Virginia University said a variety of factors could unfold from the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine – ranging from the positive (a boost in U.S. energy production) to the negative (a potential recession down the road).

As West Virginia University prepares to host a national conference this week, several experts can offer insights into various aspects of Appalachian issues, culture and research.

West Virginia University will host researchers and experts from across the country devoted to the study and promotion of Appalachia at the 45th annual “Appalachian Studies Conference: Making, Creating and Encoding: Crafting Possibilities in Appalachia,” Thursday through Sunday (March 17-20) in the WVU Mountainlair.

More than 100 second-year medical students from the West Virginia University School of Medicine will transition from basic science to clinical care learning during the annual John W. Traubert White Coat Ceremony Saturday, March 12, at 1 p.m. in the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center.

West Virginia University has more than two dozen experts who can offer insights into different aspects of the Russia-Ukraine war, including faculty and students who have lived in Ukraine.

An avian influenza strain found in migratory wild bird populations has been confirmed in commercial and backyard poultry flocks in neighboring Kentucky and Virginia, as well as in Maine, New York, Delaware, Indiana and Michigan. While no cases have been confirmed among West Virginia’s commercial poultry industry and backyard birds at this time, West Virginia University poultry expert Joe Moritz reminds all flock owners of the importance of continual biosecurity practices and steps they can take to help protect our state’s poultry population from HPAI and other diseases.