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The Newsletter for Marshall University Aug. 5, 2020
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Students and faculty/staff received a message yesterday as a follow-up to President Gilbert's message from last week regarding fall course delivery: We are still working to update all course schedules to reflect changes in delivery format. No later than this Friday, Aug. 7, all students will be able to log into their myMU accounts to view the … Read more.
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The annual fall induction ceremony for the Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications (SOJMC) Hall of Fame is being postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. “In the interest of safety for everyone involved, we think this is the best decision,” said Chris Dickerson, president of the SOJMC Alumni Advisory Board, which handles the Hall of Fame nomination process and …
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Psychologists from Marshall University’s Psy.D. program were invited to be part of Comic-Con International this summer, which because of the pandemic was altered into a virtual event, Comic-Con@Home. The event was hosted online July 22-26, featuring over 350 panel discussions that included actors, writers and other famous names from television, movies, gaming and comics. The Marshall psychologists’ discussion, titled, “Christmas … Read more.
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Second-year medical student Chuchitra Thanigaivasan has been selected for a prestigious research fellowship from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP). As a recipient of the AACAP Jeanne Spurlock, M.D., Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction for Minority Medical Students, Thanigaivasan will have the opportunity to explore a research career in substance use disorder as it relates …
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The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall Health and Cabell Huntington Hospital welcome Jessica Buerck, M.D., FACOG, and Kristin Sinning, M.D., to their team of obstetricians and gynecologists. Buerck has been named an assistant professor and Sinning has been named an instructor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. Both provide …
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Marshall Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery recently welcomed Erin K. Bateman, PA-C (left), to its team of providers. Bateman specializes in providing injectables such as Botox®. She has a background in skin care treatment and continues to provide care at Marshall Dermatology. She received her master’s degree from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, and is certified by the National Commission on …
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Grant and Kheng McGuire recently established the Nell Bailey Endowment for the Society of Yeager Scholars. Kheng McGuire has served on the Yeager Board of Directors since 2017 and Grant McGuire says the Bailey family meant a lot to them. “We were blessed to have friends like Nell and her mother, Pearl, when we first moved to Huntington,” said Grant …
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The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine named Andrew Fontaine, M.D., its Resident of the Month for July, announced Paulette S. Wehner, M.D., vice dean of graduate medical education at the school. Nominated by nurses, residents, staff, faculty and medical students, Fontaine has drawn accolades for his willingness to accept additional responsibilities due to COVID-19. “The development of physician leaders …
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Coronavirus Statistics for Summer as of 7/31/2020:Number of People Tested: 337 Confirmed Cases: 17 Recovered Cases: 13 Currently Active Cases: 4
The most recent information is always available at www.marshall.edu/coronavirus.
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Two Marshall students have won Freeman-ASIA scholarships to study abroad in the spring of 2021. Alexander Khoury and Morgan Rash both plan to attend Kansai Gaidai University in Kansai, Japan. Khoury, who also recently won the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, is a senior double majoring in International Business and Management. Khoury studies Japanese at Marshall, and intends to use …
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The next regular issue of We Are...Marshall will be distributed Aug. 12, 2020. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, 2020.
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