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“In Focus” virtual event highlighting COVID-19 research hosted by West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute at West Virginia University.

Hardesty Festival of Ideas Speaker Series at West Virginia University will host Clemantine Wamariya, author of the Campus Read book The Girl Who Smiled Beads.

The State of Innovation: The Top Emerging Technologies Poised to be Key Drivers of a Post Pandemic World Seminar to be held on Monday, (Oct. 26) and hosted by the Chambers College Center for Financial Literacy and Education and is sponsored by Leidos as part of the Leidos “Future of Business” Seminar Series.

As part of Bat Week (Oct. 24-31), Sheldon Owen, West Virginia University Extension Service associate professor and wildlife specialist, challenges residents to learn more about the species of bats found in West Virginia and their important role in nature.

A pair of West Virginia University College of Law professors question whether the historic $8.3 billion settlement with Oxycontin makers Purdue Pharma will actually trickle down to communities ravaged by the opioid epidemic.

A “disappointing” settlement that reveals a bent toward corporate profits over an “unfathomable amount of suffering” should lead to the shutdown of Purdue Pharma, according to West Virginia University experts who both work with people who face substance use disorder issues and have investigated the inner workings of the illicit side of the drug trade. Dr. Judith Feinberg, Dr. James Berry and John Temple are versed in various angles of the national opioid crisis are available to discuss the Justice Department’s $8.3 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma, the drug company that produces OxyContin. Purdue Pharma also agreed to plead guilty to three felonies.

The West Virginia University Equine Studies Program will host Halloween with the Horses from 2-4 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 24) at the J.W. Ruby Research Farm in Reedsville. Families and children of all ages are invited to participate in the drive-thru, smartphone-guided scavenger hunt and pick up a packet of educational materials. The WVU teaching horses will be dressed in costume — and kids are encouraged to do the same.

With the increase in artificial intelligence across industries, the Chambers College Distinguished Speaker Series, in conjunction with Vantage Ventures, is hosting an Ethics in AI Panel. Experts David Fragale, Laure Kornhauser and Tim Duncan will lead a thoughtful discussion on the implications of AI, followed by a Q&A session.

Chris Herren, former NBA player and advocate for prevention of substance abuse will speak at the Hardesty Festival of Ideas Speakers Series on Wed. Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. Herren will answer questions following the presentation and will be moderated by Frankie Tack, a West Virginia certified advanced addiction counselor.

West Virginia University Extension Service’s consumer horticulture specialists, Mira Danilovich and Lewis Jett have advice on ways to make the most of mums and preventing pumpkins from rotting too soon.