SALINEVILLE — The Utica Shale Academy is being heralded as a transformative beacon for the community and education of youth and adults. The adjective was often quoted during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Connecting Communities Through Workforce Training Project on Aug. 23. Federal and ...
NEW YORK — Parisa Imanirad, a scientist and cancer researcher from San Francisco, is married and has a wide circle of friends. But once or twice a week, she goes to a restaurant by herself. Imanirad said dining alone gives her time to think or read. She tries not to touch her phone and ...
STEUBENVILLE — Franciscan University of Steubenville, together with Purdue University, Tuskegee University and the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, was awarded an institutional impact grant to provide character development for technical students. The collaborative project titled Integrating Character Development in Engineering and Computing Undergraduate Courses aims to incorporate virtue and character growth into pedagogical and assessment strategies across the engineering and computing programs at Franciscan University, Tuskegee University and the University of New ...
SALINEVILLE — The Utica Shale Academy’s Energy Training Center in Salineville has added some more space to offer programming. Superintendent Bill Watson said a 50-foot-by-25-foot area previously used as a drive-through for the former Huntington Bank was enclosed and will now serve diesel mechanics and heavy equipment programs. The estimated $650,000 project started in May and was completed this month through CCI Construction of Canton. Watson said costs are being defrayed through an Appalachian Regional Commission grant and capital appropriations through the state legislature. ...
STEUBENVILLE — This year, many students will choose a treat for their imaginations when they put a coin in the school vending machine, now that the Jefferson County Educational Service Center has purchased vending machines filled with books for every school in the area. Nicole McDonald, ...
Hancock County Savings Bank will host a complimentary fraud awareness seminar on from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 5 in the Weirton Senior Citizens Center, located at 3425 Main St. in Weirton. This “Lunch and Learn” event will include an overview of Artificial Intelligence concerns and safeguards. ...
