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Finance advances $2M bill for WVU research

CHARLESTON — The House Finance Committee advanced a bill that would provide $2 million to West Virginia University for medical research into using ultrasound technology to treat eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder. HB 5014 is sponsored by House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, who told Finance Committee members that it’s “to change the lives of tens of thousands of West Virginians.” The legislation would provide the money for the current fiscal year, relying on surplus funds. Dr. Ali Rezai, executive chairman of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at WVU, ...

Eberly Roundtable discussion to focus on the film “King Coal”

The third-annual Eberly Roundtable, hosted by the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, will feature a screening of the film, “King Coal” followed by a panel discussion with the filmmaker, WVU alumna Elaine McMillion Sheldon. This year’s event will kick off at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 in G20 Ming Hsieh Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free, and the WVU community and public are invited to attend. “The Eberly Roundtable models the importance and value of engaging in dialogue with one another across different disciplines and backgrounds about topics of public importance,” ...

Sneakerhead Night with WVU women’s basketball

It was Sneakerhead Night Wednesday as the WVU women’s basketball team took on Houston in a mid-week Big-12 match-up. Fans were encouraged to wear their best sneakers and swag and enter to win prizes throughout the night, including a pair of WVU color Nike Dunk Lows or basketball ...

Book Exchange celebrates 90 years

Members of Morgantown and the surrounding communities are invited to join The Book Exchange in kicking off its 90th anniversary celebrations with a special meet-and-greet with Country Roads Trust’s basketball players Josiah Harris and Kobe Johnson. The event will be from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday at the Evansdale Book Exchange, 342 Patteson Drive, Morgantown. The event is free and open to the public. Members of the community are encouraged to grab selfies and to bring any memorabilia or posters they wish to be signed. “The Book Exchange has served Morgantown and the WVU community ...

WVU celebrates MLK, others with annual breakfast

The WVU Center for Black Culture honored the life of Martin Luther King Jr. during a unity breakfast Monday in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. Jeneisha Harris, an activist, a community leader and author of “Black Girl, Cry,” was the keynote speaker. Harris is a self-proclaimed rebel who ...

Officials prepare to announce economic growth

West Virginia is expecting an economic development announcement involving LG, the South Korea-based electronics powerhouse. West Virginia University President Gordon Gee has headlined an invitation to join Gov. Jim Justice at a 4 p.m. “transformational announcement” today at the state Culture Center. The announcement involves Vantage Ventures Founders, the entrepreneurship outreach organization associated with WVU. The event includes LG’s chief executive officer William Cho. LG is a multinational company making electronics, chemicals, household appliances and ...