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[social_share/]   Norfolk Southern on Nov. 13, 2012, presented Marshall University officials with a $25,000 donation to be used for rail research at the university’s Rahall Transportation Institute (RTI). Accepting the donation on Marshall’s behalf were, from left, Layton Cottrill, senior vice president for executive affairs and general counsel;… Read More
Monday, Nov. 12, 2012 [social_share/] HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University has received a $721,000 bequest from the estate of Huntington businessman J. Robert “Bob” Fletcher to fund the engineering professorship bearing his name. The donation is expected to be matched through the state’s “Bucks for Brains” West Virginia Research Trust Fund for a… Read More
[social_share/]   CSX Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Oscar Munoz, right, on Nov. 7, 2012, presented Marshall University officials with a $25,000 donation to be used for rail research at the university’s Rahall Transportation Institute (RTI). Accepting the donation were Robert “Bob” H. Plymale, RTI director and CEO, left,… Read More
University to partner in federal jobs initiative Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 [social_share/] HUNTINGTON, W.Va.– Marshall University and its Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI) today hosted a roundtable discussion focused on spurring job growth in regional economies. Marshall was selected to host the event, which was convened by U.S. Read More
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 [social_share/] HUNTINGTON, W.Va.– The Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences (CEGAS) at Marshall University is receiving $96,306 from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration to support mine safety research. Researchers at CEGAS will use the grant funds over the next year to… Read More