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WVU’s Chambers College to hold Wells Fargo Financial Literacy Boot Camp

The Center for Financial Literacy & Education at West Virginia University’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics is hosting a Financial Literacy Boot Camp sponsored by Wells Fargo on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m., followed by a seminar that will run Friday, Nov. 15 from 8:30 a.m.—2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16.

WVU hosts Veterans Appreciation Breakfast

West Virginia University's Center for Veteran, Military and Family Programs has partnered with the WVU Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to host a Veteran's Appreciation Breakfast on Monday, November 11 from 8 a.m.—9:30 a.m. You must register for the event by Monday, November 4.

Researcher to speak about cervical cancer disparities in Appalachia

Cervical cancer rates are higher among women in Appalachia due to a variety of factors ranging from health policy to biology. Electra Paskett’s research focuses on how healthcare interventions at the individual, physician, clinic, organization and community levels can impact cancer prevention, detection and treatment among underserved populations, including rural Appalachia.

MEDIA ADVISORY: WVU Statler College to host 32nd annual Pumpkin Drop

For the past 32 years, crowds of elementary, middle and high school students accompanied by friends, teachers and guardians have gathered around the 11-story Engineering Sciences Building to watch hundreds of pumpkins, each weighing about 60 pounds, fall from its roof, hopefully not to their doom. The Pumpkin Drop is Friday (Oct. 25) from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the Engineering Science Building on WVU’s Evansdale Campus.