Aluminum Plates For Deep Space Win W.Va. 'Coolest' Contest
Aluminum plates that helped keep astronauts on the Artemis II rocket safe won the first ever Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia competition.
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Aluminum plates that helped keep astronauts on the Artemis II rocket safe won the first ever Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia competition.
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Home » WVPB Podcasts » Former Coal Miner Offers Educational Guidance to Those Laid Off
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On West Virginia Morning, David Greene, a former coal miner from Boone County, has written a book that offers guidance to coal miners who are looking to education as a tool for new opportunities. Glynis Board has the story on West Virginia Morning from West Virginia Public Broadcasting – telling West Virginia’s story.
Last week, we aired the first part of an interview with a WVSU professor about what is AI. In the second part of that interview, we explore the best way to use AI to get what you want – while avoiding fabricated or false answers that seem real.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDirect-to-consumer tests like full-body scans are marketed as a way to catch diseases early and establish a baseline. But there are financial, physical and psychological risks to all medical tests — and in some cases, not getting a test could be better for your health. From the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, HealthQ hosts Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer speak with UCSF Cardiologist Dr. Rita Redberg.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDuring spooky season, popular attention turns toward ghosts and goblins – or if you live in Appalachia – cryptids. For the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Bill Lynch, producer of Inside Appalachia, brings us the story of the Flatwoods Monster.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Week, nuclear power in West Virginia takes a step back, Child Protective Services (CPS) settles with five children, and we make a visit to a fire tower.
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