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Harvard Professor to Lecture at UC Thursday
4/28/2010By Paul J. Nyden Staff writer, Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Timothy Patrick McCarthy, who teaches at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, will give a lecture at the University of Charleston Thursday titled, "On Radicalism ... read more » -
Internet Advocate Says Print Media Faces Challenging Future
4/22/2010Drop-off in classified revenue has been caused by Internet, is unlikely to return, official predicts By George Hohmann, Charleston Daily Mail Business Editor CHARLESTON, W.Va. A spokesman for the newspaper industry argued there's a 25- to 30-year futur... read more » -
Is Print a Dying Medium
4/21/2010MetroNews, Charleston A man sits down on the bus for his morning commute. Instead of reaching for the morning paper in his brief case, he pulls out an iPad or some other mobile device for his news. It's the future some envision for print media. However,... read more » -
Future of Print Media Debated at UC
4/21/2010By Kathryn Gregory, Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. More people are turning to the Internet for their news and advertising, but an advocate for newspapers says the print industry won't be shutting down any time soon. "I do think there is a 25- to ... read more » -
Ex-Bank CEO Says Government Caused Crisis
4/14/2010Former BB&T head says Federal Reserve, mortgage lenders to blame for meltdown by George Hohmann, Charleston Daily Mail Business Editor Government policies were the primary cause of the United States' financial crisis, said John Allison, the recently ... read more » -
Market Corrections a Good Thing UC Audience Told
4/14/2010By Davin White, Charleston Gazette staff writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. John Allison, former chairman and CEO of BB&T Corp., said government policies are the primary cause of the financial crisis that struck heaviest in the fall of 2008 but lingers today. ... read more » -
Mountaintop Mining: Coal Baron Debates a Kennedy
1/22/2010Coal baron vs. Kennedy: Activists, industry in mountaintop mining debate for wide US audience By TIM HUBER and TOM BREEN, Associated Press Writers CHARLESTON, W.Va. The real audience for the debate between coal baron Don Blankenship and conservationist R... read more » -
RFK Jr., Massey CEO Debate Mountaintop Mining Before W.Va. Audience
1/22/2010By PATRICK REIS, REPORTER of Greenwire The New York Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. Environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Massey Coal CEO Don Blankenship sparred here last night over mountaintop-removal mining, coal's future and the legitimacy of the sc... read more » -
Energy Forum
1/22/2010Polarized speakers address full house; Blankenship calm, Kennedy passionate By George Hohmann, Charleston Daily Mail Business Editor Coal baron Don Blankenship and environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. brought two starkly different views of the future o... read more » -
Blankenship, Kennedy debate coal
1/21/2010By Tim Huber and Tom Breen Associated Press Writers CHARLESTON — Don Blankenship and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the coal baron and the conservationist, are certain they could win over the world if only the public could see mountaintop removal mining through ... read more » -
University Hosts Extensive Debate on Climate Change
12/8/2009By George Hohmann, Daily Mail Business Editor, Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va.—Cap and trade would be another expensive government boondoggle or it would create a new market for energy technologies and help save the earth, depending on whom you be... read more » -
UC Hosts Cap-and-Trade Debate
12/7/2009By Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. An environmentalist and a global warming skeptic discussed climate change, cap-and-trade legislation and the future of the coal industry Monday evening — all without yelling and calling each oth... read more » -
Forum on Energy
11/20/2009Massey Energy Chairman and CEO Don Blankenship and environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., will come together for a public discussion at the University of Charleston on Thursday, January 21, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. The event, Forum on the Future of Energy, wi... read more » -
New Parking Garage Opens
11/18/2009With many elated students, faculty, and staff on hand to witness, the University of Charleston’s highly anticipated new Parking Garage opened today at approximately 7:25 a.m. Located between the School of Pharmacy and MacCorkle Avenue, the garage includes ... read more » -
UC Winners for Global Entrepreneurship Named
11/17/2009For one week, millions of young people around the world joined a growing movement of entrepreneurial people, to generate new ideas and seek better ways of doing things. Countries across six continents came together to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week... read more » -
Ratey Says Exercise Good for Brain and Body
11/11/2009Exercise beneficial for brain as well as body, UC audience told By Kathryn Gregory, Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. While exercise is constantly touted as the best way to have a fit and healthy body, it may also be the single most important tool to... read more » -
Former Graduate to Exhibit Paintings at UC
10/23/2009Painting comes naturally to artist: Soccer ability originally brought man to University of Charleston By Monica Orosz, Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. It was the lure of a soccer scholarship that brought Ohio native Kent Youngstrom to the Unive... read more » -
School of Pharmacy Faculty provide community presentation for Better Breathers Club
6/23/2009The Better Breathers Club, a support group for those with breathing-related illnesses and their family and friends, will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 23 at Thomas Memorial Hospital in the main cafeteria. Presenters will be Krista Capehart, doctor of pharm... read more » -
UC chef spices up festivities
5/6/2009by Julie Robinson, Staff Writer University of Charleston Executive Chef Paul Smith courts the catered-event crowd. CHARLESTON, W.Va. Paul Smith hopes events planners will move the University of Charleston's riverside campus to the top of t... read more » -
Commencement & Graduation Announcement
4/30/2009Commencement 2009 Sunday, May 3, 2009 9:15 am Commencement Rehearsal (3rd floor Riggleman Hall) 10:40 am Class Photo (GSU front steps) 11:00 am ... read more » -
Nation's top financial expert says there's no time for 'half measures'
4/14/2009Charleston native 'Rodge' Cohen to lecture at UC's Speaker Series by George Hohmann, Daily Mail Business Editor CHARLESTON, W.Va. When it comes to dealing with the nation's financial crisis, "half measures don't result in half results" - they actually... read more » -
University of Charleston Speaker Series presents H. Rodgin Cohen - April 16, 2009
4/9/2009Thursday, April 16 @ 5 p.m. The University of Charleston Speaker Series, sponsored by Dow Chemical Foundation, this spring will feature Charleston native H. Rodgin Cohen, managing partner of Sullivan & Cromwell. The event is scheduled for ... read more » -
WV American Water Family Night at UC – Saturday, February 7
1/19/2009Want to enjoy some great basketball action? Come to West Virginia American Water Family Night at the University of Charleston’s Eddie King Gymnasium. Saturday, February 7, watch the Golden Eagles men and women battle Wheeling Jesuit at 6 and 8 p.... read more » -
Global Entrepreneurship Week
11/17/2008For one week, millions of young people around the world will join a growing movement of entrepreneurial people to generate new ideas and to seek better ways of doing things. Over 75 countries are coming together for the first time to host Global Entreprene... read more » -
The Ohio State University’s Dr. Lonnie Thompson to speak at UC concerning global warming
10/10/2008The University of Charleston is pleased to announce that Dr. Lonnie G. Thompson, one of the world’s foremost authorities on paleoclimatology and glaciology, will speak as part of the University of Charleston’s Speaker Series sponsored by DOW concerning glo... read more » -
Dr. Diana L. Eck to speak on “Religious Diversity in America Today"
10/1/2008Dr. Diana L. Eck will be the guest speaker for the UC Speaker Series event for Fall 2008. Dr. Eck is the professor of Comparitive Religion and Indian Studies at Harvard University. The topic for the event is "Religious Diversity in America Toda... read more »
