A love of marching bands and the desire to become an engineer led Martinsburg native Jessica Hammersla to West Virginia University. As drum major, the junior is responsible for making sure the Pride of West Virginia Mountaineer Marching Band is playing in unison, something she’ll be doing during Saturday’s Homecoming game at Milan Puskar Stadium.
This year’s lineup of speakers includes leaders in the state and region addressing topics related to the national and state economy with an in-depth discussion of what can be done to strengthen West Virginia’s economy. The first conference in the series takes place in Charleston Oct. 9.
West Virginia University Mountaineer Mascot Timmy Eads will help WVU School of Pharmacy students bring awareness to flu prevention by getting his flu shot in his buckskins Wednesday (Oct. 2) at 1:30 p.m. in the Cook-Hayman Pharmacy Museum.
When the National Gandhi Museum and the Delhi High Court Bar Association in India wanted to stage an exhibit about Mahatma Gandhi’s early years as a lawyer, they drew inspiration from the scholarship of a law professor at West Virginia University.
The Point Pleasant Branding Committee Roundtable is partnering with the West Virginia University Reed College of Media's branding initiative, BrandJRNY team, to host a roundtable in Point Pleasant during the first days of October, in hopes to gain insight on the needs of the community and its future.
The launch of Vantage Ventures, a new initiative in support of WV Forward will be a catalyst for economic growth in West Virginia and beyond, will take place Friday (Oct. 4) from 4-6 p.m. at The Vantage Point in Morgantown.
Men ages 55-to-69 years old should consider being screened for prostate cancer, says Dr. Stanley Zaslua, chair of the West Virginia University Department of Urology. Each year in America, 13 out of 100 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer but few will die as a result. For those at greatest risk, screening is the key for early detection.
Teams design and build structures made entirely from cans of food and other donated items. This year’s CANstruction theme is 90s Nickelodeon cartoons. Following the competition, fraternity and sorority members will transport the donated items to the Clay County food pantry to help alleviate the current food shortage in the surrounding communities. The food pantry was opened in 2016 following the flood that devastated part of Clay County and beyond. The event is Oct. 1 from 2-7 p.m. in the Rhododendron Room of the Mountainlair.
The Hal Wanger Family Medical Conference, held Oct. 3-4, will address 24 topics of interest to health care providers including, rheumatology arthritis, leading an end of life discussion, HIV education, migraine therapy and cardiovascular effects of diabetes drugs.
As health professionals and legislators work to address the increasing number of lung injuries related to vaping, doctors at West Virginia University say the time for patients to act is now. Dr. Sunil Sharma, WVU School of Medicine Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine section chief, says that current vapers may be able to prevent further injury by stopping, or at a minimum, altering their use of the product.