Center for Business and Economic Research

Promoting regional economic growth is the Marshall University Center for Business and Economic Research's (CBER) primary mission. The CBER pursues this mission by both conducting economic research and providing various business/economic services to the region's public and private sectors.

Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences

CEGAS is dedicated to research, technological innovation and providing high-value services in information and geo-technology, environmental management and technology, and engineering. The Center is committed to improving the environmental health and economic vitality of the community and state.

Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia

This Center researches and promotes research on the various aspects of the people, cultures, and lives within the Appalachian region.

John Deaver Drinko Academy

The John Deaver Drinko Academy at Marshall University is devoted to enhancing public understanding of American institutions and the responsibilities of citizens to their society, particularly our sense of shared values and common purpose. The efforts of the Center are designed to counteract the erosion of our civil culture, evident in the steady decline of citizens' participation in voting and jury duty, despite an expansion of the franchise in the 20th Century and federal laws protecting voting rights. The Academy is also responsible for the operations of the John Marshall Research Center.

Marshall University EPSCoR

The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is a national program designed to foster systemic and sustainable change in the capacity of colleges and universities to support competitive research.

Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian Transportation Institute

The Rahall Transportation Institute helps influence a more diverse and equitable economy for rural Appalachia and other mountain areas by providing insights into how we can create and maintain the most cost effective enhancement to our national transportation system in rural Appalachia and rural America.

Robert C. Byrd Center for Rural Health Resources

The Center for Rural Health serves as the base for Marshall's rural medicine outreach programs, which directly affect more than half of West Virginia.

Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing

RCBI is the only statewide manufacturing technology production and teaching resource in West Virginia. It assists manufacturing companies use the latest technology to improve their bottom lines in a global economy. RCBI provides manufacturers with access to advanced CNC equipment; affordable, customized workforce development and technical training programs; Quality Certification and Implementation assistance, and an array of technical support programs. This support includes machinist training and development, computer assistance and integration, and business development through electronic commerce opportunities. With the added focus of the RCBI Composites Technology & Training Center, RCBI helps composites-manufacturers diversify their businesses, grow and successfully compete with the world's best.

Autism Training Center

The mission of the Autism Training Center is to assist in the development and implementation of education, training and treatment programs for West Virginians who have Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (NOS) or Asperger’s Disorder and have been formally registered with the Center. This is accomplished by providing education, training and individualized supports for family members or guardians, professional personnel and others important in the life of the person with autism.

West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence

The primary goal of this Institute is to develop competitive NIH research at a number of predominately undergraduate institutions in the State of West Virginia. The program will also provide students at these institutions enhanced research experiences. The principal areas of research are cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Center of Biomedical Research Excellence [website under construction]

This NIH/NCRR-funded center is focused on cancer research, with a particular emphasis on the role of transcription factors in cancer cell biology. The Center consists of four research projects and three support cores (administration, biological imaging and genomics). It also sponsors a monthly Cancer Biology seminar series.

West Virginia Prevention Resource Center

The West Virginia Prevention Resource Center (WVPRC) works to build the capacity of individuals, organizations, and agencies to promote the well-being of their communities. The WVPRC does not provide direct service but instead provides training & technical assistance, communication & information sharing, and accountability & evaluation.