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A Marshall University researcher has received new funding from the National Institutes of Health to explore how tobacco flavorants alter nicotine addiction.

New research from a team at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine demonstrates that the Na/K-ATPase oxidant amplification loop (NAKL) is intimately involved in the aging process and may serve as a target for anti-aging interventions.

John Sammons, an associate professor at Marshall University, has been invited to serve on the National White Collar Crime Center Cybercrime Advisory Board.

Marshall journalism professor Dan Hollis and WMUL-FM, Marshall’s public radio station, were honored with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for the second year in a row by the Radio Television Digital News Association.

John Sammons, the director of the Digital Forensics and Information Assurance program at Marshall University, has been invited to speak about vehicle forensics at the 7th Annual National Cyber Crime Conference, set for April 23-25, in Norwood, Massachusetts. His presentation will be titled “Vehicle Forensics: The Road Ahead.”

Marshall University has received $1 million to launch a consumer assistance program for West Virginians. The initiative is a joint project with the West Virginia University (WVU) College of Law, which received $1 million to implement a similar program.

Dr. Gary McIlvain of the Marshall University College of Health Professions has published a children’s book, “Don’t Feed the Fish French Fries,” with his 8-year-old son Cooper.

Dr. Howard Richards of Marshall University’s Department of Physics has developed a model for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament using nontraditional methods of physics. Richards, an assistant professor of physics, said the model is extremely simple and can be implemented using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

Eighteen Marshall University faculty members have received awards through a new program to promote scholarship and creative activities.

Bill Gardner, assistant professor in the Digital Forensics and Information Assurance program at Marshall University, has been re-elected to the InfraGard West Virginia Board of Directors for a two-year term.