• Marshall faculty awarded $3 million in federal stimulus funds for biomedical research (11/18/2009)

• Herald-Dispatch:  Biomedical research focusing on development of gene tools (11/12/2009)

• Herald-Dispatch:  MU tapping into research program (11/12/2009)

• Herald-Dispatch editorial: Bioscience group should bolster state economy (10/21/2009)

• Charleston Gazette: State bioscience group formed (10/20/2009)

• West Virginia Public Broadcasting: Acetaminophen slows muscle loss (10/7/2009) - audio available

• WSAZ TV:  High Tech Economics; a visit to the Marshall visualization lab (10/7/2009) - YouTube

• Herald-Dispatch: Marshall to receive grant from National Institute on Drug Abuse (10/3/2009)

• Herald-Dispatch:  MU forensics program to receive $5 million (10/1/2009)

• Charleston Gazette op-ed: We benefit by working together - Kevin DiGregorio (9/30/2009)

• Marshall University graduate student selected to participate in prestigious fellowship program (9/28/2009)

• Charleston Gazette: Broadband to improve health care in southern W.Va. (9/28/2009)

• Rockefeller announces new broadband network to improve rural health care in Huntington region (9/28/2009)

• Herald-Dispatch editorial: Technology holds potential for business, government (9/27/2009)

• Herald-Dispatch: MU lab presents virtual view (9/27/2009)

• Herald-Dispatch: MU research shows other pain reliever health assets (9/24/2009)

• Rahall Announces $529K for Cardiovascular Research Funding at Marshall University (9/23/2009)

• Marshall research shows safe dosages of common pain reliever may help prevent muscle loss and other conditions related to aging (9/23/2009) - photo available

• Marshall gene regulation researcher Dr. Joan Wilson appears on “We Are Marshall Today” (9/18/2009) - video available

• Herald-Dispatch:  Research lecture series kicks off (9/18/2009); YouTube

• West Virginia Public Broadcasting:  Terrorism expert to speak at Marshall seminar  (9/15/2009) - audio available

• Fall schedule of grantsmanship professional development opportunities announced (9/11/2009)

• Herald-Dispatch:  MU forensic science program gets major technology boost (9/11/2009)

• Charleston Gazette:  Scientist recounts groundbreaking prehistoric-era find (9/9/2009)

• Marshall research community to benefit from $2.6 million federal stimulus award to state (9/3/2009)

• Marshall University business graduate student member of winning team in research project competition of Beta Alpha Psi (9/2/2009) - photo available

• West Virginia Public Broadcasting: Grants give WV researchers access to supercomputers (9/1/2009) - audio available

• State Journal:  Morgantown conference to focus on research, technology transfer (8/28/2009)

• MIIR seminar series to kick off with free program by counterterrorism expert (8/31/2009)

• West Virginia Public Broadcasting: Female faculty members get boost at Marshall (8/27/2009) - audio available

• Herald-Dispatch:  Marshall University faculty members get stimulus grant (8/27/2009)

• Marshall faculty awarded $750,000 grant to continue program to diversify science and engineering faculty (8/26/2009) - photo available

• West Virginia Public Broadcasting:  Marshall to open STEM academy (8/19/2009) - audio available

• Post and Courier: Marshall University Forensic Science Center helped authorities analyze DNA evidence (8/18/2009)

• Students from Cabell Midland, Huntington High participate in J. Churchill Hodges Summer Scholars Program at Marshall (8/17/2009)

• Herald-Dispatch:  Marshall appoints scientist at MIIR (8/15/2009)

• State Journal: New MIIR Scientist Brings RNA Possibilities to State (8/14/2009)

• Kopp unveils conceptual drawings of proposed Applied Engineering Complex (8/14/2009) - photo available; YouTube

• Herald-Dispatch: MU gets grant from National Cancer Institute (8/14/2009)

• Herald-Dispatch editorial: Science, math academy good for West Virginia (8/13/2009)

• West Virginia Public Broadcasting: $25 million for Marshall engineering complex (8/13/2009) - audio available

• President Stephen J. Kopp's statement regarding the announcement of $25 million for an Applied Engineering Complex at Marshall University's Huntington Campus (8/10/2009)

• Byrd announces funding for agricultural research and development programs (8/5/2009)

• Gene regulation specialist joins Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (8/5/2009) - photo available

• Byrd scores additional funds for medical research at Marshall University (7/31/2009)

• Massey Energy Scholarship for Engineering established by Marshall University Foundation, Inc. (7/30/2009)

• Rep. Rahall secures Department of Defense appropriations funds for Huntington firm (7/30/2009)

• Herald-Dispatch gallery: West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence event (7/30/2009)

• Herald-Dispatch: State's biomedical researchers meeting today at Marshall (7/30/2009)

• Painter named director of communications for Marshall University Research Corporation (7/30/2009) - photo available

• West Virginia Public Radio: Marshall ranked #1 in forensic science (7/28/2009) - audio available

• Rep. Rahall secures appropriations funds for Rahall Transportation Institute's Maritime Institute's Inland Waterways Academy (7/24/2009)

• Marshall University Forensic Science Graduate Program ranks number one in the nation on national assessment test scores (7/21/2009)

• Marshall to participate in MAGNETS program (7/15/2009)

• Engineering academy and economic development official Jennifer Kmiec featured on “We Are Marshall Today” (7/10/2009) - video available

• About 80 high school students to attend "Fun With Science" at MU (7/9/2009)

• Marshall University researcher receives grant to conduct pioneering research in developmental genetics (7/6/2009) - photo available

• Marshall University forensic chemistry professor conducts study on kerosene residues in fire debris (6/19/2009)

• Engineering Academy at Marshall University attracts students from seven states (6/11/2009)

• State Journal: MU Names New Associate VP for Economic Development (6/4/2009)

• Marshall University doctoral student's award-winning research explores "college-to-university" name changes (6/1/2009) - photo available

• Herald-Dispatch: MU to manage $17M for research (5/21/2009)

• Marshall undergraduate students awarded summer research funds (5/14/2009)

• Math machine unveiled at Marshall University (5/4/2009) - photo available

• Marshall University names Somerville dean of College of Science (5/1/2009) - photo available

• COLA Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference is April 16-17 at Marshall University (3/26/2009)

• Capstone Team donates $55,000 to MU Foundation for MIIR (3/20/2009)

• Thirty-five students from Marshall University taking part in sixth annual Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol (2/27/2009)

• HADCO contributes $50,000 to Marshall University for "Bucks for Brains" initiative (2/26/2009) - photo available

• Verizon:  Marshall and West Virginia Universities build endowment fund with $500,000 grant from Verizon West Virginia; grant to support "Bucks for Brains" (2/16/2009)

• SURE program continues this summer; applications being accepted (2/11/2009)

• Marshall University Associate Professor Dr. Jennifer Y. Mak to be inducted as a Fellow in the AAHPERD Research Consortium (2/4/2009) - photo available

• Marshall graduate student conducting research in Italy (2/2/2009)

• Engineering students host professional educational conference (1/29/2009)

• CSX presents gift of $50,000 to Marshall University for "Bucks for Brains;" funds will further transportation research by RTI (1/22/2009) - photo available

• Marshall senior to receive Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid Research award (1/12/2009)

• Director of Graduate Humanities Program edits journal of collaborative research in anthropology (12/3/2008)

• Five Criminal Justice students place second in statewide competition (11/13/2008)

• Symposium at Marshall University showcases cutting-edge research (10/28/2008)

• Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol abstracts due Oct. 17 (10/8/2008)

• MU professor offers input about work being done by Chinese researchers during visit to South China Botanical Garden (9/17/2008) - photo available

• Allied Realty Company of Huntington first to donate to Marshall University under "Bucks for Brains" initiative (9/11/2008) - photo available

• Dr. Eric Kmiec, director of the Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, appears on “We Are Marshall Today”; Opening of new engineering laboratories featured (9/5/2008) - video available

• West Virginia Brownfields Conference is Sept. 10-11 in Huntington (8/28/2008)

• Dr. Eric Kmiec named director, lead research scientist of Marshall University Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (8/27/2008) - photo available

• Arthur Weisberg Family Engineering Laboratories dedicated (8/16/2008)

• “We Are Marshall Today” features Dr. Tony Szwilski, director of Marshall's Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences (8/15/2008) - video available

• Marshall University assistant professor receives Camille and Henry Dreyfus Faculty Start-up Award (8/1/2008) - photo available

• Niles receives international award for achievements in nutrition and cancer research; MU, Italian universities finalize exchange agreements (7/29/2008) - photo available

     Marshall Advances

Marshall Advances in Research and Creative Activities was designed to identify the exceptional accomplishments of our faculty and students in research and creative activities. In these pages you will meet these outstanding scholars and learn more about their work.

     Achieving Excellence

The Marshall University Research Corporation's newsletter "Achieving Excellence" featured faculty, highlighted achievements and provided a variety of information about the university's research initiatives.

The following back issues are available online:

• Summer 2007
   
• Spring 2007