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State Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Wednesday July 17, 2024 ( 4 items )  

ARC Federal Co-Chair Gayle Manchin Visits Marshall University for Workforce Development and Cyber Security Discussions
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, July 17 -- Marshall University issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Co-Chair Gayle Manchin visited Marshall University today for a roundtable with representatives from more than a half dozen colleges and universities located throughout the Appalachian Region focusing on efforts to create a model for cyber security education that can be scaled throughout the country. The project is funded by the ARC's ARISE grant in  more

Science In Action - Student Research Symposium Showcases Findings on Vitally Important Topics
WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia, July 17 (TNSres) -- West Liberty University issued the following news: Combating diseases, studying dangerous pathogens, identifying diversity in wildlife, and measuring the effects of invasive species were all topics explored by students and showcased at West Liberty University's 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Symposium. The annual symposium took place Friday, July 12 at the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC) and marked the culmin  more

Students Attend Mathematical Association of America Meeting
NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, July 17 (TNSres) -- Westminster College issued the following news release: Two Westminster College students presented their undergraduate research at the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Allegheny Mountain Section Meeting at Fairmont State University in West Virginia in the spring. Asia Morgenstern, a mathematics and computer science double major, presented her research, "Leaky Power Domination: Solving the 1-Leaky Tree." "Attending the MAA Allegheny Mou  more

WGU Impacts Nursing Workforce: Launches BSN Prelicensure in 7 New States
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 17 -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: * * * Leavitt School of Health aims to add 3,000 new nurses to the workforce by 2027. * * * Western Governors University's (WGU) Michael O. Leavitt School of Health (LSH), today announced the expansion of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Prelicensure) program to seven new states -- Arkansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin -- t  more