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The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine awarded 61 doctoral degrees and recognized 23 Master of Medical Science graduates at ceremonies this week. At its 44th annual doctoral graduation and investiture Friday, April 26, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in Huntington, Marshall University President Brad D. Smith and David Gozal, M.D., M.B.A., Ph.D. (Hon), vice president of health

A documentary film co-created by Tijah Bumgarner, an associate professor of filmmaking in Marshall’s School of Art & Design, will be shown on West Virginia Public Broadcasting in May 2024. Broadcast times can be found at https://wvpublic.org/tv-tv-schedule/. Bumgarner created the feature documentary, “Picture Proof,” with Dr. Jena Seiler of the University of Kentucky. The film

Marshall University will soon welcome hundreds of volunteers to its campuses for Community Cares Week: Giving Back to the Herd. Final planning is under way and the deadline for registration is approaching. The sweat equity event is scheduled for May 14-17, as all members of the #MarshallUFamily, including alumni, community members, students, faculty and staff

Marshall University hosted the finals of the of the sixth installment of the West Virginia Innovation and Business Model Competition (WVIBMC) April 9 in the Encova Auditorium of the Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation. Nine teams representing four West Virginia colleges and universities participated in the finals, including Marshall University, West Virginia

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –  The Prevention Empowerment Partnership (PEP), the Cabell County Substance Use Prevention Coalition housed within Marshall University Research Corporation under the Center of Excellence, will host the National Drug Take Back Day in partnership with the Huntington Police Department, Cabell County Sheriff’s Department and Marshall University School of Pharmacy from 10 a.m.- 2

Marshall University and its Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine selected ten high school seniors from across West Virginia as the newest class of students for the B.S./M.D. program.  The program was established in 2015 as a pathway for high-performing West Virginia students to finish both their Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees in seven years.

Marshall University’s Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program, which launched in the fall of 2021, is seeing its first five graduates this semester. The program’s director, Dr. Doohee Lee who is also a professor of management, offered his congratulations to the cohort. “I am incredibly thrilled to see our inaugural cohort graduating after three long

Marshall University supporters near and far will have an opportunity to make a difference during the university’s third Day of Giving spanning across two days, April 24-25. Marshall’s Day of Giving is an opportunity for the Marshall family to join together and make a lasting impact on the students of Marshall and to help shape

Medical students from the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine volunteered with organizations throughout the Huntington community this week ahead of National Volunteer Week.  More than 70 students participated in projects including walking and playing with dogs at the Cabell Wayne Animal Shelter, working on exterior maintenance for Hospice of Huntington and picking

The annual Ruth Sullivan Rally for Autism 5K Walk/Run is set for Saturday, April 27, at Ritter Park in Huntington. The West Virginia Autism Training Center, which is housed at Marshall University, is one of the organizers for the event. Named after the pioneering autism advocate, Dr. Ruth C. Sullivan, the rally is meant as