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Why is our memory limited?

Memory occurs because of three processes: Encoding (transferring information from the environment into our brains through sight, sound, taste, touch or smell), storage (retaining that information) and retrieval (getting that information from where it is stored back into conscious awareness). ...

Celebrating the Class of 2021

For the first time since December 2019 graduates of West Virginia University walked across a stage and were handed the degree that marks and honors their years of efforts while friends and family watched. Saturday's two commencement ceremonies for graduates of the Benjamin M. Statler of ...

Mon student to participate in elite learning academy this summer

Here's what Sasha Rounds’ mom, Melissa Rounds, has learned from watching her kid plow through the pandemic landscape in Monongalia County’s school district for more than a year now. No. 1: Learning is infectious, no matter the delivery system, if a student is interested and her ...

Mon BOE discusses FY 2021-22 budget

Donna Talerico calls it the silver lining to the pandemic cloud. The deputy superintendent of Monongalia County Schools is referring to a specific line item in the district’s proposed operating budget for Fiscal Year 2021-22. Said document comes in at $143,003,093, which is ...