The Newsletter for Marshall University                                February 20, 2019

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14 Marshall Health physicians named to “America’s Top Doctors”® list

Fourteen physicians from the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and Marshall Health have been recognized by their peers as among the best in their specialties. Doctors included in Castle Connolly's annual Top Doctor® listings were selected after peer nomination, extensive research and careful review and screening by the organization’s  doctor-directed research team. Doctors do not and cannot pay to be listed as …

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Pediatric surgeon brings expertise to Tri-State region

Pediatric surgeon Daniel A. Beals, M.D., joins the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall Health and Hoops Family Children’s Hospital at Cabell Huntington Hospital, bringing a new pediatric specialty to the region. Beals, a board-certified, fellowship-trained surgeon with specialized training in pediatric surgery and surgical critical care, has been named a professor in the department of surgery at the Joan …

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Marshall's inaugural HerdCon set for March 16; volunteers sought

Organizers of HerdCon, Marshall University’s first pop culture convention, invite all faculty, staff and departments to participate in the inaugural, one-day event Saturday, March 16, in the Memorial Student Center. HerdCon is geared toward current and prospective students but open to the entire community. The event is free to MU faculty staff and students, and youth under 18. Admission is …

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Marshall, West Virginia Science Adventures to offer Spring Break Science Camp

The Marshall University College of Science and West Virginia Science Adventures will offer a Spring Break Science Camp from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, March 25, through Friday, March 29, in Room 307 of the Science Building. The camp is for kids in grades K-5, and cost for the week is $150 per child, with scholarships available. The schedule is …

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Family establishes the Dr. Hassan Vaziri Memorial Scholarship

Dr. Shirine Tabatabai Mafi, ’77, ’79, and Shahrokh Mafi have established the Dr. Hassan Vaziri Memorial Scholarship. Shirine Mafi, niece of Vaziri, says their family’s wish is to help young medical students reach their dreams of becoming physicians. Vaziri immigrated from Iran to redo his residency program, first in New York City and then in Cleveland, Ohio, at Mt. Sinai …

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Beckett named to 2019 Class of Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame

Dr. Joseph Beckett has been named to the 2019 class of the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association (MAATA) Hall of Fame, which is the highest award presented by the MAATA. Beckett is the third person from West Virginia ever selected for the MAATA Hall of Fame and the first from Marshall University. The MAATA is District III of the National Athletic …

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School of Medicine selects Bishop as February Resident of the Month

Charles “Chuck” Bishop, M.D., has been named the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine’s Resident of the Month for February, announced Paulette S. Wehner, M.D., vice dean for graduate medical education at the school. Bishop is completing his fifth and final year of the orthopaedics residency at Marshall. He was nominated by nursing staff, other health care providers and physicians for …

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MBA program adds military management concentration

Marshall’s Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program has added an area of concentration in military management. The need for this specialized concentration was evident after many discussions with military and veteran organizations, according to Dr. Avi Mukherjee, dean of the college. “Active duty personnel and veterans of the U.S. armed forces know that their military experience has taught them leadership …

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Art students warm up downtown Huntington with crochet

Students from the School of Art and Design have created a public art project in downtown Huntington that showcases their crocheting techniques while celebrating love around the Valentine holiday. The students are learning textile construction techniques in class with Associate Professor Miyuki Akai Cook, who assigned a “yarn bomb” project, similar to graffiti with yarn, using traditional methods such as …

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School of Music to present classical guitar recital with Dr. Ken Luk

The School of Music will present a classical guitar recital featuring guest artist Dr. Ken Luk of Rochester, New York, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Jomie Jazz Center. Luk is a performer, teacher and arranger of classical guitar music, who was born and raised in Hong Kong. He plays classical as well as the music of Brazil, …

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Film studies program to screen student-produced movies

The Marshall film studies program will present the 3rd annual Marshall University Student Short Film Festival at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse, featuring a screening of short films and videos created by Marshall students. The event is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a reception with refreshments. For the …

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Q&A on Multi-Factor Authorization to take place next Tuesday

The Office of Information Technology recently announced a new service which will provide enhanced protection of our Office 365 services using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Beginning March 31, 2019, MFA will be enabled by default on all Marshall University Office 365 accounts. Users can opt in now at www.marshall.edu/it/mfa. Faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in a Q&A event …

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CITE to offer Apple ‘Swift Introduction’ workshop

The Weisberg Division of Computer Science in the College of Information Technology and Engineering will host a “Swift Introduction” workshop, led by Chad Reynolds, a national development executive with Apple.

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School of Music to host 10th Annual Festival of New Music

The School of Music will host its 10th Annual Festival of New Music on Thursday, Feb. 28, and Friday, March 1, featuring the music of Dr. Michael James Olson, Edwards Distinguished Visiting Professor of the Arts, festival guest composers, and Marshall University composition students. Three festival concerts feature solos, chamber music, electro-acoustic music and film. “The festival features premieres by …

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Rec Center's Indoor Triathlon scheduled for March 2

The Marshall Rec Center will be hosting its annual Indoor Triathlon on Saturday, March 2, beginning at 8 a.m. Two courses are available, with one for adults: (Swim 300 yards: 12 pool-lengths, bike 8 miles on spinning bike, run 2 miles on treadmill) and a shorter one for kids: (Swim 150 yards: 6 pool-lengths, bike 4 miles on spinning bike, …

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School of Journalism and Mass Communications invites Hall of Fame nominations

Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications (SOJMC) is seeking nominations for its upcoming Hall of Fame class. “I’m impressed each year as I review the School Journalism and Mass Communications’ Hall of Fame nominations with the accomplishments of our graduates,” SOJMC Director Janet Dooley said. “I find I'm reading the titles of national newspapers and …

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The next regular issue of We Are...Marshall will be distributed Feb. 27, 2019. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, 2019.

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