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As cybersecurity becomes more important in industry, Marshall University aims to increase the number of women working in the field. National Center of Excellence for Cyber Security in Critical Infrastructure hosted “Path to Innovation: Women in Cyber Forum” Monday at the Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation at Marshall University. The event was hosted by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and featured Jen Easterly, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency... Read More

The Market Street Bridge will be replaced in the future thanks to more than $87 million in funding from the bridge investment program. The bridge has been completely closed to traffic since December following inspections that showed loose and damaged cables. Local officials are hoping to see movement on this project sooner rather than later. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito said she knows how badly this project is needed. “We were able to secure over $80 million for the Market Street Bridge,”... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and actress, Halle Berry, on Aug. 14, hosted a roundtable discussion on the Advancing Menopause and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act, bipartisan legislation that would boost federal research on menopause and would—for the first time—coordinate the federal government’s existing programs related to menopause and mid-life women’s health. The roundtable discussion included patients, medical providers, academics, and state officials from across West... Read More

West Virginia’s Capitol city rolled out the red carpet Wednesday for Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry, who joined U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito at an elementary school for a roundtable discussion about menopause research. Berry and Capito, R-W.Va., visited fifth grade students at Piedmont Elementary School on Charleston’s East End Wednesday morning for Capito’s Girls Rise Up. The program is designed to encourage young girls to be confident and become future leaders. The Girls Rise Up... Read More

West Virginia Department of Health Cabinet Secretary Sherri Young, D.O. MBA, FAAFP, and West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) Cabinet Secretary Cynthia Persily, Ph.D., on Wednesday joined U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and actress Halle Berry for a roundtable discussion on menopause. The event, held at the Kanawha County Public Library, brought together local leaders, health care professionals and community members to address the critical issue of menopause care. “Women have deserved... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito had a special guest at the Girls Rise Up event at Piedmont Elementary School in Charleston Wednesday. Actress Halle Berry joined the senator to discuss female empowerment, education, fitness and self-confidence with female students in fifth grade. Students had the opportunity to take the Girls Rise Up Challenge and commit to goals to put them on the pathway to success. Today’s event marks the 32nd event since the program began in 2015. Capito launched the... Read More

US Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was joined by actress Halle Berry on Wednesday for an event in Charleston. Berry joined Capito at Piedmont Elementary for a Girls Rise Up event promoting female empowerment, education, fitness and self-confidence. “Inspiring the next generation of West Virginians — especially our young women — is so important to me,” Capito said. “It was so special to have an accomplished female actress like Halle Berry here with me in Charleston to help deliver this... Read More

Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry is teaming up with U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito to promote the health, education, well-being and empowerment of West Virginia’s women and girls, specifically regarding research around menopause. Alongside Capito, Berry paid a visit to the Capital City Wednesday where the duo made an initial stop at Piedmont Elementary for a Girls Rise Up event before making their way to the main branch of the Kanawha County Public Library to lead a roundtable... Read More

Award-winning actress Halle Berry is in Charleston today, on her birthday, to help empower the next generation of leaders and to advocate for women’s health. Berry’s first stop this morning was at Piedmont Elementary School in the Capital City. She accompanied U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on a school visit to promote the senator’s West Virginia Girls Rise Up program. The purpose of the Girls Rise Up initiative is to empower young women through education, physical fitness and... Read More

On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., hosted actress Halle Berry in West Virginia’s capital city to hold a roundtable discussion on menopause with local leaders, healthcare professionals and community members. The pair are advocating for the newly introduced Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act, a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Capito that would put $275 million toward research and education around menopause, the significant hormone shift women go through in... Read More

"Catwoman" actress Halle Berry and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., hosted a unique birthday celebration for Berry at a West Virginia Girls Rise Up event at Piedmont Elementary School in Charleston's East End Wednesday morning. Berry, who turned 58 Wednesday, told the girls that she had never had a birthday party before. She blew out a candle on a birthday cake with the help of the 21 fifth-graders at the event. Capito gave Berry, who is diabetic, a sugar-free cake. The Girls Rise Up... Read More

WVU’s new robotics engineering program is slated to receive a $1 million NASA grant. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin separately announced the funding, obtained by them through Congressionally Directed Spending requests and included in the Fiscal Year 2024 funding bill. The bachelor’s in science program is launching this coming semester, set to begin Aug. 21, within the Statler College Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering. Capito and Manchin are both members... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt visited Parsons Tuesday after taking a tour of the Kerens to Parsons section of Corridor H, both speaking optimistically about the project. Capito brought Bhatt to Tucker County to show the ongoing construction on Corridor H, to see first-hand the connectivity the finished road will provide and to see the reason for the higher construction costs. Bhatt was driven through the Kerens to Parsons portion of... Read More

A top federal highway official got a firsthand look at ongoing construction Corridor H in Tucker County Tuesday. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito and state Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston hosted Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Shailen Bhatt. The tour included completed sections, bridges currently under construction and excavation efforts. “West Virginians across the state know how important completing Corridor H is, and as Ranking Member of the Senate EPW Committee... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), who has long pushed for federal funding for Corridor H, brought Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt to West Virginia on Tuesday to see how the project is going and the challenges that remain. During the tour, Bhatt traveled the entire 130 miles of Corridor H and was able to see what has been built and what still needs to be built. 12 News spoke with Bhatt to hear his insights on the project thus far. I run a couple of state DOTs and I want to... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Tuesday hosted Federal Highway Administration Administrator Shailen Bhatt to see completed and ongoing construction projects on Corridor H. While driving on Corridor H with West Virginia Department of Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston, Capito and Bhatt toured newly completed elements of the highway, bridge construction efforts and excavation underway for future projects aimed at completing Corridor H. “West Virginians across the state know how... Read More

Senator Shelley Moore Capito and members of the Federal Highway Administration were in Parsons to check the progress of Corridor H, which will create a highway that goes from I-79 into Virginia. Officials are happy about the project’s current progress in Parsons. “I think I started at the beginning of the Corridor. I’m going to drive the whole 130 miles by the time I am done today, and I’m impressed by what has been built, what is being built, and the potential of what is going to be built... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding to West Virginia University (WVU) to support the creation of a bachelor’s major in Robotics Engineering at the university’s Statler College Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering. This funding was made available through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator... Read More

A bipartisan bill proposed by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) would encourage innovation in the development of pediatric drugs for rare diseases. “As I meet with doctors, researchers, and parents, I am often reminded that while children sadly can get adult diseases, they are not, in fact, small adults,” Sen. Capito said on Aug. 7. “That’s why it is essential medicines be studied specifically for children’s use, especially for rare diseases. “This legislation will help ensure pediatric... Read More

West Virginia’s Weirton-made Form Energy batteries will be put to the test in a new energy storage project announced for New England. West Virginia state and federal officials praised an announcement made Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Energy for more than $2.2 billion in funding for electrical grid resiliency projects across the nation through the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in 2021. “The Biden-Harris Administration is investing in the most crucial component... Read More