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The Marshall University Forensic Science Center was awarded a $154,577 grant from the National Institute of Justice to conduct a research project on methods involved with screening and processing sexual assault kits.

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has welcomed 72 new resident physicians and fellows to its graduate medical training programs.

Dr. Joseph Touma of Touma Hearing Centers has made a contribution to help provide hearing protection for music students and faculty through Marshall University’s Center for Wellness in the Arts.

Marshall University has announced a new organizational model for its College of Science, which will support growth while continuing to provide exceptional teaching and learning experiences for students.

Dr. Vicki Stroeher, a musicologist at Marshall University, presented her first book, “My Beloved Man,” to Marshall’s president, Dr. Jerome Gilbert, Wednesday, July 6.

The Manufacturing Institute and the Toyota Foundation have awarded the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI) a $7,000 grant to support its summer camp activities that involve STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills.

More than two dozen high school students from West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio are attending a four-week immersion experience this week at Marshall University that will showcase a variety of research, technology, health and engineering career opportunities.

The Cabell County Medical Society Alliance has established a scholarship for first-year medical students who are residents of Cabell County.

Jason Chute, DNA technical leader at the Marshall University Forensic Science Center, was a featured speaker discussing a successful pilot project to review and expedite sexual assault kit cases last week at the North Carolina State Crime Lab DNA Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina.

At least two dozen medical volunteers from the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University School of Pharmacy, Marshall Health and Cabell Huntington Hospital are enroute to Rainelle, West Virginia, where they will deliver medical care and counseling services to victims of last week’s historic flooding.