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Greenbank Observatory SETI Tours Takes Visitors Behind The Scenes, This West Virginia Morning

The Greenbank Observatory is offering a limited chance to go behind the scenes to check out its Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI). SETI tours are offered to small groups – ages 12 and up – several times a month through October. We caught up with the Observatory’s news manager to find out more about the tours – and what exactly scientists there are looking for.

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Marshall Receives Federal Funds For Aviation Training Facility

Marshall University’s flight school aims to help meet the nation’s projected need for commercial pilots over the next 20 years, and will be helped by a $900,000 federal grant.

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WVU Students Win National Research Scholarships

The West Virginia University students have each won a Goldwater Scholarship, a national award that supports undergraduate students with strong commitments to research careers in mathematics, engineering and natural sciences.

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Food Bank Expands To Quickly Serve More Of Those In Need

The new, 864,000 square-foot facility in Gassaway – roughly the size of 15 regulation football fields – will serve 48 of the state’s 55 counties and is designed to quickly get more food to those in need.

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