Science & Technology

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Governor Announces Grants To Advance Scientific Research

December 19, 2008

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gov. Joe Manchin today announced grants to help advance scientific discovery at West Virginia’s colleges and universities. The grants, which total nearly $710,000, were funded competitively through the state’s Research Challenge Fun...

Governor Unveils New Official State Web Site at http://www.wv.gov

May 27, 2008

Gov. Joe Manchin III today announced the official launching of the state of West Virginia's new and improved Web site located at http://www.wv.gov. This Web site is the first nationwide to offer an education portal designed to improve access to the s...

Gov. Manchin signs bill to create statewide broadband development strategy

April 11, 2008

Gov. Joe Manchin signed a new bill on April 10 designed to move West Virginia closer to meeting its goal of statewide high-speed Internet access by 2010. A map illustrating broadband service availability in the state was also released. HB 4637 estab...

Government Technology magazine honors First Lady for outstanding public-sector IT work

April 10, 2008

Government Technology magazine recently named West Virginia First Lady Gayle Manchin one of this year's Top 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers' for using technology to improve government.

Gov. Manchin Praises Legislature For Ending 8-Year Deadlock On Stream Protection

March 12, 2008

Gov. Joe Manchin today called the 2008 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature a success, particularly noting the significance of the Legislature's work that eliminated the cumbersome "Tier 2.5 Status" designation for streams. This is a move t...

Thousands Of Bats Dying In Caves In Northeast

February 28, 2008

Thousands of bats have been found dead or dying in caves and mines in New York state. The cause is a mysterious condition known as "White Nose Syndrome" because a white fungus is present on the muzzles of affected bats. The condition was first discov...