Research News Archive

Big congratulations to Biology graduate students Mary Zarilla and Zak Bartholomew, who were each awarded a Fall 2025 Graduate Creative Discovery and Research Award—worth $2,500! Mary, who works in both the Dingess and Axel labs, received funding for her project: “Assessing Mammalian Biodiversity in the Albertine Rift, Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda.” Her research explores wildlife

The Kolling Lab hit the road this spring as Dr. Kolling and eight research students attended the 2025 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) meeting in Chicago. Six students presented posters on their original research conducted in the Kolling Lab, showcasing the exciting work happening right here in the College of Science. The

We’re excited to share that Dr. Robin O’Keefe and Robbie Clark, along with former Biological Sciences students Anna Perella and Elliott Armour Smith, have just published a major paleontology discovery—a brand-new genus of plesiosaur from Canada! This newly identified marine reptile adds a fresh chapter to our understanding of prehistoric life in North America. Their

We’re celebrating some major scientific wins! The College of Science is thrilled to announce that Dr. Eugene Shakirov and Dr. Kyle Palmquist have each received the esteemed CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation—one of the most competitive and prestigious honors for early-career faculty. Together, their awards total nearly $1.8 million in support for groundbreaking

The Department of Chemistry returned to San Diego for the Spring 2025 American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, bringing a new cohort of students since the department’s last visit in 2022. This year’s delegation included 15 undergraduate students and three faculty members. Fourteen students showcased their independent research through poster presentations, highlighting work completed in

Ten students were selected to participate in the 10-week Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program at Marshall University. The objective of the SURE program is to enhance the intellectual infrastructure of the state by supporting undergraduates who are interested in performing research in any STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). This program has been

The Marshall University College of Science proudly celebrates Earth Day by recognizing a significant milestone in the global reach of its Herbarium collection. Two years after data from the Marshall University Herbarium was made available through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), its contributions to scientific research have grown steadily. To date, data from the

Billy Gardner, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director of the Cyber Forensics and Security, presented a peer-reviewed paper entitled “Cybersecurity Skills Gap by Leveraging Neurodiverse People” at the 2025 CAE in Cybersecurity Community Symposium in Charleston, SC on April 8th. Faculty from NSA-Designated Centers of Academic Excellence Universities and Community Colleges gathered to address the

Dr. Rosalynn Quiñones from the Department of Chemistry has published a recent study in the Journal of Crystal Growth & Design. The title of the manuscript is “A Novel Solid Form of Erlotinib: Synthesis by Heterogeneous Complexation and Characterization by NMR Crystallography”. The project was a collaboration with faculty from West Virginia University, Washington and

Congratulations, Dr. Yongick Kim! Dr. Kim’s proposed project entitled “Circadian Clock-Controlled Nitrogen Fixation for Fertilizer Production in Space” has been funded by NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium through their Research Initiation Grant program in the amount of $37,500 (NASA WVSGC: $25,000; Cost Share: $12,500).