Media Advisories

Representatives from 20 mine rescue teams will compete in a two-day mine rescue, first aid, pre-shift and bench competition July 30-Aug. 1 at Mylan Park.

Topics for this seminar on medical marijuana and industrial hemp include an update on West Virginia legislation, hemp growing, law enforcement issues, permitting and licensing compliance issues, banking and financing for hemp businesses, real estate and zoning issues and more. The seminar takes place Wednesday (July 24).

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of humankind’s first steps on the moon with three full-dome planetarium shows and a featured presentation by Hilda Heady, whose aunt, Bonnie Holmes, was the main assistant to key NASA rocket developer Werner von Braun. Demonstrations include an electromagnetic can crusher and liquid nitrogen ice cream.

WVU Extension will host the grand opening of a community garden at the Underwood Senior Center Tuesday (July 16). Guests will have a chance to participate in the first planting workshop immediately following the celebration.

At the WVU Brain Camp, hosted by the WVU School of Medicine’s Neuroscience Department and the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, Campers will participate in hands-on demonstrations with WVU faculty and graduate students in areas like neuroanatomy, studying the effects of light at night, impacts of stroke, and motion capture computer simulations of the body.

The Nuffield Scholars program awards scholarships to approximately 50 young agriculturalists from 12 countries each year. The program provides scholars with the opportunity to make international connections and explore production agriculture, agribusiness, agricultural policy and related topics in different parts of the world. Activities begin Tuesday (July 9) and continue through July 16.

WVU Extension will host a four-day conference for technologists and educators from land-grant institutions around the country to share strategies and solutions to the unique technology-related issues these universities and cooperative extension services face.

Giving teenagers from across the country first-hand experience in live fire simulations, search and rescue, vehicle and airplane rescue and first aid, the WVU Extension Service Junior Firefighter Camp allows a true firefighter experience under supervision of industry professionals, while inspiring teens to be community volunteers and leaders.

Civil War era photography program hosted by West Virginia University Libraries and the WVRHC. The program features an exhibit of early photographs from the WCRHC historical photography collection following the keynote address.

The West Virginia Local Technical Assistance Program, housed in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University will host a Pedestrian Safety Symposium and Summit June 11-13.