Children and families can tune in this summer to West Virginia Public Broadcasting to engage in fun, interactive programming through WVU Extension Service's Energy Express in the comfort of their homes. The six-week, summer television program will be hosted by Joel Brown and broadcast across West Virginia beginning June 21, 2021. The 30-minute episodes will air Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. and feature engaging activities in literacy, STEM, art, cooking, nature, nutrition and more.
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WVU Extension Service, West Virginia State University Extension Service partnership receives $250,000 to enhance vaccine education
WVU Extension Service and West Virginia State University Extension Service have received nearly $250,000 to enhance vaccine education and immunization outreach to West Virginians.
WVU Extension partners with Wheeling hydroponics business on STEM education grant project
Fourth and fifth graders in Ohio County and throughout West Virginia will learn about hydroponics as an alternative crop production technique through a STEM education project funded by the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium. The award will provide students in upper elementary grades hands-on STEM learning opportunities through a series of six hydroponics lessons.
WVU Extension’s award-winning summer reading program receives $1.2 million award
West Virginia Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin recently announced that WVU Extension Service’s Energy Express program has been awarded more than $1.2 million to support literacy programs for West Virginia youths beginning in summer 2022. The award will continue through 2024 ($1.2 million each year for three years).
West Virginia youths win statewide competition to make hometowns ‘cooler’
West Virginia youths feel pretty passionate about their communities. And they are improving their hometowns by developing ideas and opportunities to make their communities even “cooler.”
WVU Extension Fire Service announces cancelation of 2021 Junior Firefighter Camp
West Virginia University Extension Service Fire Service Extension announced that its Junior Firefighter Camp previously slated for June 26-July 1, 2021, has been canceled.
WVU Extension Service hosts home food preservation webinar series
With the right tools and instruction, home food preservation can help you safely enjoy the fruits of your labor all year long. WVU Extension Service’s food preservation experts are ready to deliver right to you at home the knowledge and skills you need to start canning, freezing and drying your own foods.
Save the date for a 4-H only virtual tour of WVU
WVU Extension expands Dining with Diabetes program in West Virginia
Interest in better health and nutrition is growing. As West Virginians continue to battle chronic disease in the state, WVU Extension Service is bringing education and resources to address one of those chronic illnesses.
Barnwood Builders features apprentices in carpenter's training program
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – No one appreciates skilled, talented workers more than Mark Bowe. When the WVU alumnus and host of Barnwood Builders learned about a new WVU degree program available to apprentices, he seized the opportunity to work with them on a project at WVU Jackson’s Mill. Barnwood Builders follows Bowe and a group of fun-loving West Virginians who salvage antique log cabins and barns. The show celebrates the hard work and craftsmanship that built our nation. So it was a natural fit.