Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:51 AM EDT2013-05-22 09:51:12 GMT
An electrical fire destroyed a home in Harrison County Tuesday night. The Harrison County 911 Center said it started just after 12:15 a.m. on Locust Street in Salem. It said the fire appears to be suspicious.
Fire destroys a home in Salem just after 12:15 a.m. Tuesday night.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 3:51 AM EDT2013-05-22 07:51:48 GMT
Our warmest day of the next week pushes temperatures towards 90 degrees in some places. With the daytime heating, an afternoon/evening thunderstorm exists for the area. The cold front begins to push through
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:06 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:06:38 GMT
Doddridge County High School has received a three-year, $50,000 Innovation Zone Grant, allowing students with similar interests to spend a few hours every month getting real world experience.
Doddridge County High School has received a three-year, $50,000 Innovation Zone Grant, allowing students with similar interests to spend a few hours every month getting real world experience.
Monday, May 20 2013 3:11 PM EDT2013-05-20 19:11:22 GMT
Crittenton Services, one of West Virginia's only residential maternity care services for minors, will celebrate the educational achievements of some residents this week.
Crittenton Services, one of West Virginia's only residential maternity care services for minors, will celebrate the educational achievements of some residents this week.
Sunday, May 19 2013 6:53 AM EDT2013-05-19 10:53:29 GMT
With the continued growth of its academic programs, Wheeling Jesuit University (WJU) announced the establishment of two colleges within the University and named veteran educators as the deans. WJU President
With the continued growth of its academic programs, Wheeling Jesuit University (WJU) announced the establishment of two colleges within the University and named veteran educators as the deans.
Friday, May 17 2013 2:00 PM EDT2013-05-17 18:00:05 GMT
The Center for Early Learning will house WVU-P's early learning program for children aged 13 months to 6 years and replaces the current one-room center.
The Center for Early Learning will house WVU-P's early learning program for children aged 13 months to 6 years and replaces the current one-room center.
Thursday, May 16 2013 3:00 PM EDT2013-05-16 19:00:38 GMT
A former and a current West Virginia University employee have filed a federal lawsuit.
A former and a current West Virginia University employee have filed a federal lawsuit saying the university's board of governors and others failed to restore their reputations following an academic integrity investigation that didn't find misconduct.
West Virginia University has joined a multistate effort to develop new ways for organic farmers to deal with stinkbugs.
"The brown marmorated stinkbug is an invasive insect causing severe
economic loss in Mid-Atlantic states, with damage increasing in southern
states," Yong-Lak Park, an associate professor of entomology in
WVU's Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, said in a news release. "It is an especially devastating pest for organic farmers."
Current organic management tactics have not mitigated damage because
the bug is highly mobile, feeds on a diverse number of crops and
occupies a large geographic area. Researchers believe whole-farm
management is required for effective control on organic farms.
"This will aid growers in the selection and planning of trap crops,
enhancing natural enemies and cultural control, all of which will be
researched in this project," Park said. "WVU's research team will search
for new natural enemies and investigate movement patterns of stink bugs
on the farm that will be integrated into development and execution of
organic stink bug management."
The researchers, led by colleagues at Rutgers University in New Jersey,
will partner with eOrganic to aid in the dissemination of research
findings, which will be supplemented with annual on-farm demonstrations
and social media efforts. The project has the support or involvement of
25 researchers, three organic organizations and 12 organic farmers. Seven farmer-stakeholders have been fully
engaged in the development of this proposal and will continue to play an
integral role in research and outreach activities.
Park is joined by James Kotcon, associate professor of plant pathology in the Davis College's Division of Plant and Soil Sciences and leader of WVU's Organic Research Project.
The $2,672,327 grant for the stink bug project was part of a total of
$19 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National
Institute of Food and Agriculture to research and extension programs to
help organic producers and processors grow and market high quality
organic agricultural products. WVU will receive nearly $300,000 of the
$2.6 million.
"America's organic farmers rely on quality science to keep their
operations profitable and successful," said Sonny Ramaswamy, director of
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. "These grants will give
our organic farmers the skills and tools they need to be competitive
and continue producing abundant and high-quality crops."
In addition to WVU and Rutgers, the University of Kentucky, Michigan
State University, the University of Maryland, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, Virginia Tech, the
University of Tennessee, North Carolina State University, Ohio State
University and the Rodale Institute are participating in the research
and extension project.
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