Marshall University’s newest degree program in the College of Health Professions, the Master of Social Work, will provide advanced-level training for those who specialize in behavioral health and veterans services. The degree will be offered beginning with the fall semester of 2016.  Marshall’s Board of Governors met Oct. 28 and voted to approve the new

Marshall University’s Center for Wellness in the Arts now offers hearing screenings for its demographic, and music students are all ears. Learn more about the CWA’s hearing screenings here.

Marshall University’s College of Health Professions is now offering a new online public health certificate program. Learn more about this new program here.

Dr. Michael Prewitt of the Marshall University College of Health Professions has been as chosen as a member of the Scientific Program Committee for the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST). Learn more about his appointment to this prestigious committee here.

The 100-Mile Meal will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, in Towers Marketplace on Marshall’s Huntington campus. Special events will be hosted by the Wild Ramp, 30-Mile Meal, Marshall’s Sustainability Department and the Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics, including a photo booth, information tables, video games and prizes. For more information

A faculty member from Marshall University’s College of Health Professions will appear on the Library Television Network’s show “Access for All:  Support and Services in Your Community” for her work with the Brain Injury Group of Huntington, a support group for victims of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Learn more about Dr. Carrie Childer’s work with

As the first registered Exercise is Medicine® campus in West Virginia, Marshall University will host a series of events Oct. 5-9 to promote the message that exercise is both fun and important for one’s health and wellness. Exercise is Medicine® on Campus (EIM-OC) is a program endorsed by the American College of Sports Medicine that calls upon

Free flu shots will be administered to students from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6th and 9 a.m. until supplies last on Wednesday, October 7th in the MSC’s Don Morris Room. The Flu Shot Clinic is sponsored by our college’s School of Nursing and the Student Health Education Program.

Please mark your calendar with the following important deadlines. October 13, 2015 — last day to add a 2nd 8 weeks class for the fall semester October 30, 2015 — last day to drop an individual full semester class November 9 – November 20 Registration for spring for currently enrolled students. Remember you must meet

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and the Marshall University College of Health Professions (COHP) are partnering to offer a new dual degree program that will lead to a Doctor of Medicine degree and a master’s degree in public health. Learn more about this new program here.