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• Gift Strengthens WVU Forensics

  - 2007-11-16

  MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University and its forensic and investigative, science program have received gifts and in-kind donations totaling more than $5.5 million from California businessman and philanthropist Ming Hsieh.The university announced the donations at a Nov. 14 dedication at which a new classroom building on the downtown campus...

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• Morgantown Business Brings Order to Clutter

  - 2007-10-19

  MORGANTOWN - Julie Mills says her favorite things to do as a little girl included straightening her mother's pantry and rearranging the living room.In August 2006, she decided to make a living doing what she loved. She opened All Squared Away, a professional organizing service."I always wanted to have my...

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• West Virginia has best US university ... for a good party: study

  - 2007-08-21

  WASHINGTON AFP — West Virginia University in the United States has been voted the best institute of higher education ... for party animals, an annual survey conducted by the Princeton Review showed Tuesday. In fact, West Virginia University was ranked among the top 10 out in seven categories, beating...

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• Morgantown Arts Programs Try to Expand Economic Impact

  - 2007-05-11

  MORGANTOWN - As West Virginia University winds down for the school year, the infamous traffic moves smoothly and people stroll down High Street instead of hustling and bustling. One thing keeps hopping at a fast pace, though - the area's arts scene."The arts become a little more local," Arts Monongahela...

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• Garrison Named WVU's 22nd President; Says He 'Welcomes the Challenge' and Is 'Ready to Give Back'

  - 2007-04-13

  To: EDUCATION EDITORSContact: West Virginia University News & Information Services, +1- 304-293-6997, or Steve Goodwin, Chair, Search Committee of West Virginia University, +1-304-541-3663 MORGANTOWN, W.Va., April 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Michael S. "Mike" Garrison, managing member of the Morgantown law office of Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC, will become the president-elect...

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• Top 10 Stories Of 2006: Rodriguez Declines Crimson To Remain Blue & Gold

  - 2006-12-22

  Before West Virginia University's regular football season ended in early December, newspapers around the state began speculating University of Alabama would want to lure Head Coach Rich Rodriguez away from his alma mater to replace Mike Shula, who was fired after winning only six games this year.By the following week,...

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• Monroe Landowners Eligible for Gypsy Moth Suppression Program

  - 2006-07-28

  Monroe County landowners now are eligible to participate in the West Virginia Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State-County Landowner Gypsy Moth Suppression Program for 2007, West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Gus R. Douglass said.Monroe County commissioners signed an agreement July 5 approving their county's participation in the program. Landowners in Monroe...

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• Generation Next: 40 Under 40: Stephanie Bock

  - 2006-04-14

  On her first paying job: "That was as a writer/editor here at WVU Hospitals. I wrote press releases and dealt with media kinds of things and helped some with special events planning. That evolved into doing a newsletter for the campus, so it was a great experience."STEPHANIE BOCK Director Of...

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• West Virginia University Plans to Construct New Alumni Center

  - 2005-10-07

  MORGANTOWN - The West Virginia University Alumni Association announced Sept. 30 plans to build a "new home for Mountaineers" on the university's Evansdale campus.The new alumni center will be located on two acres of university land near the intersection of University Avenue and Van Voorhis Road, according to the university's...

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• Briefing on Using Census Data to Spur State and Local Economic Development; Census Director to Participate in West Virginia Briefing

  - 2005-07-12

  News Advisory: WHAT:The U.S. Census Bureau and West Virginia University's College of Business and Economics Bureau of Business Economic Research will hold a community and media briefing on the innovative use of census data to drive economic development at the state and local levels. Presenters will explain how West...

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