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The third annual West Virginia State Science, Engineering and Art Fair will be held on Friday, October 16, 2015 at the Neal D. Baisi Athletic Center on the campus of West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery, Fayette County. This daylong competition provides students with an opportunity to display their knowledge and passion for […]
The Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI) and a group of statewide partners will present the 2015 West Virginia Makes Festival, a celebration of ingenuity and creativity, on Oct. 2 at Heritage Farm Museum and Village in Huntington. “Our festival celebrates makers,” said Charlotte Weber, RCBI Director & CEO. “It taps into the […]
Female students at Capital High school this week got to see a vision of their future when role models spoke at the first ever women-focused career day. The school hosted various female speakers who aimed to generate interest in the energy field, the Gazette-Mail’s Megan Kennedy reported Thursday. Speakers included U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito; […]
Charleston Gazette-Mail, August 10, 2015 The Associated Press MOOREFIELD, W.Va. – An Eastern Panhandle partnership has received a $5,000 seed grant to develop renewable energy technologies. Eastern West Virginia Community & Technology College and Lost River Green Tech will use the funding to develop new ways to install wind and solar technologies. The grant also […]
On August 14, 2015, the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative Keynote & In-Service will be held from 9 am to 4 pm at the Erma Byrd Higher Education Center in Beaver, WV. Gary Schoeniger, founder of the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative will deliver the keynote address, “Entrepreneurial Mindset: Advancing Student Success.” Schoeniger is co-author of “Who Owns the […]
TechConnect’s Spirit of Innovation Awards, designed to celebrate success and showcase innovation in the State of West Virginia, were presented November 16, 2015 at the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston. West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Tim Armstead delivered keynote remarks. “This was an opportunity to celebrate the individuals and organizations who are leaders […]
The West Virginia Regional Technology Park (WVRTP) recently launched the West Virginia Aspiring Business Leaders and Entrepreneur (WVABLE) program to assist, foster and facilitate research and technology startups and entrepreneurs in West Virginia. Participation in WVABLE provides both current and future entrepreneurs with the skills and resources necessary to succeed and grow. The WVRTP will […]
Teachers have a new resource for entrepreneurship education, thanks to a joint effort of the EdVenture Group, the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, and the West Virginia Department of Education. Young Entrepreneurs in Action is a video series, complete with age-appropriate lesson plans, aimed at providing West Virginia K-12 students with entrepreneurship education. Ten West […]
What if you could take a discarded item and turn it into a source of light for people in third world, energy-poor countries? And what if, at the same time, you could engage young people in a renewable energy project that taught them new skills? That’s exactly what Ruston Seaman has done with New Vision […]
Combined company to develop and market new services for pharmaceutical R&D Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. recently announced that it has entered into an agreement for the purchase of vivoPharm Pty Ltd. (“vivoPharm”), a global provider of pharmacology, toxicology and bioanalytical research services, with a portfolio of proprietary oncology models. With facilities in Melbourne, Australia and […]