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Marshall University will soon open the first commercial composting facility in the state of West Virginia. The final piece of equipment, which is a large commercial digester, is scheduled for delivery at Marshall’s University Heights location at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12.

Marshall University’s School of Physical Therapy, in an effort to provide physical therapy to patients who might not otherwise receive it, has started a pro bono clinic for area residents.

Four fourth-year medical students have matched to residency programs at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, one of the nation’s top military health care facilities.

Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine welcomed its inaugural class of physician assistant students this week during a virtual orientation. The students were selected from an applicant pool of nearly 600 to fill a complete student cohort of 25. Other interesting statistics about the class include: 72% are females; 28% are males 52%

The Herschel C. Price Educational Foundation recently established the Charles William Wright Memorial Accounting Scholarship to honor their late advisor, Bill Wright.

Marshall University President Jerome A. Gilbert said today he is immediately forming a search committee to help identify candidates to lead the school’s football program. The university announced this morning that it would not be renewing the contract of head football coach John “Doc” Holliday. Gilbert said Athletic Director Mike Hamrick will serve as chairman of

Marshall Health, Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center expand their pulmonary-critical care team of providers with the addition of Tarake Aljarod, M.D., and Jodi H. Biller, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC.

Marshall University students and their families are invited to participate in a Virtual Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 6, to learn more about the university’s plans for the spring 2021 semester. The session will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Advance online registration is required. The meeting will include updates

Dr. Sukjoon Na and Dr. Sungmin Youn, assistant professors of Civil Engineering in Marshall University’s College of Engineering and Computer Sciences, have received a $25,000 research grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) program. The funding is part of nearly $800,000 awarded to 32 student teams

The Marshall University Board of Governors, meeting virtually in its last session of the calendar year, approved spending for the second half of the fiscal year, a period marked by budgetary ups and downs imposed by a global pandemic. University officials say the proposed budget, described as intentionally conservative because of COVID-19, was adjusted upward