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• WVU Eye Institute Receives $100,000 Grant From Lions

  - 2008-02-01

  The West Virginia University Eye Institute recently received a $100,000 grant from the West Virginia Lions Sight Conservation Foundation, The donation, announced Jan. 27 during the state Lions Leadership School in Morgantown, is the largest pledge made by the Sight Conservation Foundation in its history. "The WVU Eye Institute is...

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• WHO'S WHO IN WEST VIRGINIA BUSINESS 2007: BEN HARDESTY, Dominion Exploration & Production-Jane Lew

  - 2007-11-09

  JANE LEW - When it came to choosing a career, Dominion Exploration & Production Inc. President Ben Hardesty made a strategic decision at the right time.Hardesty grew up in Shinnston and earned a bachelor's degree from West Virginia University in 1972 while enrolled as a cadet in the U.S. Army...

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• A seat at the table for nondisaster organizations: West Virginia University has a strategy for bringing organizations together to render disaster services to special needs populations, and North Texas shows how to integrate religious organizations in disa

  - 2007-09-22

  The hurricanes of 2005 taught public managers many difficult lessons. As we watched the aftermath on our TVs, the deficiencies in our disaster response system became clear. Communication between state, local, and federal agencies was difficult. Lines of authority were unclear, and implementation of disaster response plans was problematic.With the...

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• Research Funding Key to Economic Development

  - 2007-09-21

  MORGANTOWN - Universities receiving research funding budgeted by the state need flexibility in deciding how to use that funding.That's the lesson shared by University of Louisville President James R. Ramsey Sept. 17 at the statewide Science, Technology and Research Symposium in Morgantown.Ramsey appeared on a keynote panel on the subject...

  Tags: Entrepreneurship, National Science Foundation, president, Strategy, West Virginia University

• WVU Press Makes Connections At Global BookExpo America

  - 2007-07-13

  MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University Press recently participated in global publishing event BookExpo America. This was the Press' second trip to the Expo, but the first time it found its niche in the university press loop."Its all about whom you know, and of course the real value of knowing people...

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• West Virginia hosts the 25th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining

  - 2006-10-01

  MEETINGSThe 25th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining was held on July 1-3, 2006 at the Lakeview Scanticon Resort and Conference Center in M organ town, WV. The silver anniversary conference was attended by nearly 300 ground-control and rock-mechanics experts who represented mining organizations around the world. The conference...

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• WVU's Mining Engineering Department wins R&D 100 award

  - 2004-12-01

  West Virginia University's WVU Department of Mining Engineering, in partnership with Consol Energy and Stolar Research, received a prestigious R&D 100 Award at R&D Magazine's, annual award banquet. Labeled the "Oscars of Invention" by the Chicago Tribune, the R&D 100 Awards are evaluated according to their technological significance. The winning...

  Tags: anomaly, FINANCE, MARKETING, Strategy, technology, Tribune Co., U.S. Department of Energy, West Virginia University

• ORYXE Energy International is Selected for a Technology Grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; Testing to Begin on ORYXE Energy Diesel Emission Reduction Additive

  - 2004-08-17

  IRVINE, Calif. -- ORYXE Energy International announced today that the company has been selected for a grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality TCEQ under their New Technology Research and Development Program. The New Technology Research and Development Program is designed to promote the development and commercialization of...

  Tags: California, emission, FINANCE, Strategy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, West Virginia University

• Four Named to State Business Hall of Fame

  - 2003-09-19

  MORGANTOWN - Four industry leaders with strong ties to West Virginia are to be inducted into West Virginia Business Hall of Fame at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2, during a public ceremony at the Mylan Professional Education Center on the first floor of the West Virginia University College of...

  Tags: chairman, Entrepreneurship, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Leadership, Oracle Corp., SALES, Strategy, West Virginia University

• Bluefield Coal Show Puts Coal's Best Foot Forward

  - 2003-09-19

  Visitors appeared to be overwhelmed by the positive reception and abiding good fellowship at the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce's 2003 Bluefield Coal Show. From start to finish, the show lived up to its growing reputation as the best coal show in the Eastern U.S. and one of the best...

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