COVID-19 News Archive
Due to continued adverse weather conditions, Marshall Health’s drive-thru COVID-19 testing site will remain closed Wednesday, Feb. 17, and Thursday, Feb. 18. Additional Marshall Health clinic closures and delays can be found at https://www.marshallhealth.org/news/clinic-delays-for-inclement-weather-215-216/.
Due to freezing temperatures and expected weather conditions, Marshall Health’s drive-thru COVID-19 testing site closed at 3 p.m. today and will be closed tomorrow, Feb. 16. The testing site will resume normal operating hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Wednesday, Feb. 17.
Marshall University is awarding $4.5 million in emergency relief money to eligible students this semester, thanks to a COVID aid package approved by Congress in December.
Marshall University history professor Dr. Chris White has kicked off a new podcast discussing the COVID-19 pandemic. “COVID in West Virginia Podcast with Chris White,” is available on Spotify, Stitcher and Apple Podcasts. Episodes will be posted as they are made, with two episodes already available.
The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum at Marshall University will host a virtual presentation by U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4. The presentation is open to all and can be seen at https://tinyurl.com/y48dkmdo.
The Marshall University Psychology Clinic will host a weekly virtual support group focused on the impact of COVID-19. It will be from 5-6 p.m. Thursdays, beginning on Nov. 19 and continuing for eight weeks.
The new book “Sport and the Pandemic” contains a chapter from Marshall University’s director of sport tourism and hospitality management program, Dr. Jennifer Mak.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for everyone in the Marshall family. Instruction and learning have changed. Jobs and responsibilities have been altered. Even with all the new efforts that are required, members of the Marshall faculty and staff have gone beyond the call of duty to help students who are struggling during these trying times.
Marshall University researchers have initiated a new study to determine whether an open label, activated charcoal regimen impacts the severity of symptoms in COVID-19 positive patients.
Marshall University today published a robust and real-time COVID-19 dashboard, upgrading its original reporting tool to one that displays additional details and real-time data in an effort to keep students, employees and the surrounding community informed daily. The comprehensive report features the following data points and includes information from the Huntington and South Charleston campuses,