The Newsletter for Marshall University                                       April 1, 2020

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Viral Transport Medium

Local scientists produce solution needed for COVID-19 testing

A team of scientists, pathologists and lab technicians from Marshall University and Mountain Health Network are helping West Virginia address a limited supply of the solution used to transport testing swabs for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by making the mixture in one of the university’s labs. The clear viral transport medium (VTM), composed of specialized reagents, keeps a virus viable …

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Healthy Connections to offer webinar today on physical distancing

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Provost Jaime R. Taylor

Message from the Provost

Provost Jaime R. Taylor sent the following message yesterday: Dear Marshall students, faculty and staff, Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to make some changes to the plans for Intersession and Session I of summer school, which begin May 11 and May 18 respectively. The only courses we will be offering during those first two sessions of summer …

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Withdrawal date extended to April 24

The last day to withdraw from a Spring 2020 full-semester, individual course or a second-eight-weeks course has been extended to April 24. Since classes are being delivered in a non-face-to-face manner, an instructor’s signature will not be required to drop an individual full-term or second-eight-weeks course.

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Patricia Rogers sewing a mask

Marshall-led group delivers 500 masks to Summers County hospital

The West Virginia Mask Army, a pop-up nonprofit making masks for health care professionals using furnace filters, delivered 500 masks to the Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital in Hinton, West Virginia, Saturday, March 28. The masks were made in just over a week to bolster supplies in West Virginia in preparation for the Coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Suzanne Strait, a professor …

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Marshall lowers renewal criteria for merit scholarships in response to COVID-19

In an effort to maintain affordability for its students and their families, Marshall University this week announced changes to the minimum grade point average for merit-based scholarship renewals. Dr. Tammy Johnson, dean of admissions and executive director of enrollment services, said these steps were taken to alleviate unnecessary worry for students during the COVID-19 outbreak. “Due to recent changes in …

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Zoom background with Block-M

Download Marshall Zoom backgrounds for your next video meeting

Take the Huntington campus home with you and give a lecture or participate in a video conference call from the Memorial Fountain, John Marshall Statue or Old Main with custom Zoom backgrounds. Visit www.marshall.edu/ucomm/zoom-virtual-backgrounds to download the files and learn how to add them to your Zoom account. Virtual backgrounds are currently not available in Microsoft Teams. University Communications anticipates …

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Jerry Jefferson using computer drawing and prototype

RCBI innovates face shields to meet needs of health care industry

In an effort to meet a crucial need to protect health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, staff members at the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) have innovated ways to produce face shields using 3D printing and laser technology. Using the variety of 3D printers in RCBI’s Center for Innovation and the laser in the Advanced …

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Virtual Fitness Graphic

Join a virtual fitness class with the Rec Center

The Marshall Rec Center is offering virtual fitness classes. Check out the schedule and join on in for a great workout and challenge yourself! Classes take place on Facebook, Instagram and Zoom. For full details check out the website and to view the schedule, visit https://www.marshall.edu/campusrec/programs/fitness/classes/.        

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Graphic for 'Waitress'

From the Marshall Artists Series: Broadway's 'Waitress' is postponed until November

Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, organizers have postponed "Waitress," originally scheduled for Monday, April 27, at 8 p.m., to Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at 8 p.m. “After careful consideration, the decision to postpone the production of 'Waitress' was made for the safety of all involved, including the cast and crew of the show, in addition to the patrons who have …

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Shannon Morrison

Marshall pharmacy student receives national recognition

The U.S. Public Health Service has awarded Shannon Morrison, a third-year School of Pharmacy student from Huntington, an Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award.  She is one of 89 pharmacy students across the country to receive the award, which recognizes demonstrated commitment to public health and the pharmacy profession. Morrison was nominated by professor Robert Stanton, Pharm.D., assistant dean of …

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Please note: Most events scheduled for March and April have been cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Please check the most recent cancellation information on the Announcements web page (http://www.marshall.edu/announcements) or with the event’s organizers.

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The next regular issue of We Are...Marshall will be distributed April 8, 2020. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2020.

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