The Pediatric Research Subgroup of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Region III Opioid Overdose Prevention Collaborative has been approved for a $15,000 award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to support a project on “Engaging Community Partners to Decrease Addiction.” Jo Dee Gottlieb, director of the undergraduate social work program

Our college will host its annual health and wellness fair on Wednesday, September 21 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center plaza. In the case of inclement weather, the health and wellness fair will be held inside the student center’s basement in room BE5. This program is being held in celebration

Our dean, Dr. Michael Prewitt, represented the institution’s chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi—the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines—at the 44th Biennial Convention held July 28-30 in Atlanta, Ga. Prewitt currently serves as President of the Marshall University chapter and attended the convention as the chapter’s voting

Dr. Joseph Touma of Touma Hearing Centers has made a contribution to help provide hearing protection for music students and faculty through Marshall University’s Center for Wellness in the Arts. Learn more here.

For Marshall student Tyler Cravens, it took two years of waiting before he was able to pursue his dreams of becoming the next American Ninja Warrior. After recovering from a motorcycle accident last year, Cravens, 26, of Chesapeake, Ohio, will compete in the Philadelphia qualifier round of “American Ninja Warrior,” a television show that features

Dr. Kumika Toma of the Marshall University College of Health Professions has made significant contributions in determining the causes of rosacea, according to a research study published in the Journal of Neurophysiology last summer. Learn more here.

Marshall University has released the full schedule of undergraduate courses that will be available this fall on its South Charleston campus. Learn more here.

Four Marshall University faculty members have been named directors of the university’s Center for Wellness in the Arts. To help manage the momentum behind the center for performing and visual artists, co-founders Nicole Perrone, associate professor of theatre, and Dr. Henning Vauth, associate professor of music, were appointed directors along with Dr. Karen McNealy, chair

Marshall University’s College of Health Professions is hosting the “Lose the Training Wheels” camp July 18-22 and for the first time, the university has partnered with the Phil Cline Family YMCA to host the summer sessions. Learn more about how you can volunteer or serve as a corporate sponsor here.

Marshall University athletic training student, Bethany Beuhring of Williamstown, WV, has received the 2016 National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Foundation Scholarship. She will be recognized during the Pinky Newell Scholarship and Leadership Breakfast at the NATA Convention in Baltimore Saturday, June 25. Learn more here.