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Two incoming Marshall University freshmen have been named among West Virginia’s first class of Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars.

Morgan Johnson is a rising sophomore, mechanical engineering student, and a member of both the Society of Yeager Scholars and the Society of Black Scholars. This summer she’s working for Northrop Grumman as an aeronautics systems engineer intern.

The Marshall University Board of Governors this morning voted unanimously to remove the name from a building on the Huntington campus. Board members issued the following statement after the vote: “The Marshall University Board of Governors voted today to remove the name ‘Jenkins Hall’ from the Education Building. Upon the recommendation of President Jerome A.

Students Darby McCloud, Michael Smith, Brendin Flinn and Ashley Dague from Marshall University’s College of Science have received $5,000 research grants from the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium and will be working alongside Marshall faculty as part of Marshall University’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program.

With the addition of Andrea M. Lauffer, M.D., Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall Health and Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH) continue to grow their team of experienced physicians to meet the pediatric health care needs of the Tri-State community.

A virtual orientation program June 15-30 is kicking off the next phase of training for 100 incoming resident physicians and fellows at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.

The Marshall University Board of Governors today approved the institution’s budget for the new fiscal year, which begins July 1. The $293 million budget is a decrease from last year because of anticipated revenue shortfalls due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the related uncertainty regarding fall enrollment and financial markets. A plan to reduce university expenditures

The Marshall University Board of Governors today approved a comprehensive guide that will steer the university into the fall academic term and beyond.

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has announced that its largest annual scholarship fundraiser, Standing Out in Our Field, set for Sept. 19, will not be held in 2020.

Marshall University President Jerome A. Gilbert has announced the beginning stages of a long-term plan to address racism, bias and discrimination on campus, including creation of the “Coalition for Anti-Racism,” a nascent group which will advise the president and other Marshall organizations.