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The Newsletter for Marshall University Feb. 2, 2022
Faculty and Staff
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President Brad D. Smith and other university representatives welcomed U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito to Huntington Tri-State Airport Jan. 26, where the senator toured facilities for the Aviation Maintenance Technology (AMT) program set to open this fall, pending FAA certification. The associate degree in Aviation Maintenance Technology, the course of study to be completed in 18 months, is in collaboration …
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Greetings, Marshall Family! January was a whirlwind month for me, with a cross-country move, dozens of appointments and meeting many, many new friends. I imagine the beginning of a new semester for you has been very busy as well. Together, we are moving Marshall University forward. As I reflect on my first 30 days in office, I particularly want to …
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Gastroenterologist Uma Sundaram, M.D., was honored Jan. 24 by the Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center for his research on malnutrition and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Sundaram is the recipient of the VA Merit Review Senior Clinician Scientist Investigator Award, the most prestigious grant given by the U.S. Veterans Administration grants program. Sundaram, vice dean for research and graduate education at … Read more. |
Dr. Dan Keith Evans, a member of the biological sciences faculty at Marshall for 38 years, died Jan. 23. Evans was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army, serving during the Vietnam era. He earned a B.S. degree in chemistry from Murray State College (now Murray State University) in Kentucky; and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in botany from Southern Illinois … Read more. |
For the fourth year in a row, the Lewis College of Business, home of the Brad D. Smith Schools of Business, has been named among the nation’s most outstanding business schools, according to The Princeton Review®. The education services company chose the school for its list, Best Business Schools for 2022, posted at https://www.princetonreview.com/best-business-schools. The rankings are based on a …
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In accordance with the latest federal mandate, PEIA will cover at-home, self-administered COVID-19 test kits for PEIA PPB Plan members without a prescription effective January 15, 2022. The easiest way to get your kits, at no cost to you, is to pick them up at a participating pharmacy and ask the pharmacy to bill PEIA. CVS/Caremark has set up their … Read more. |
Dan Hollis, a professor of journalism and mass communications in Marshall’s College of Arts and Media, is one of five finalists for the 2021 Professor of the Year, presented by the Faculty Merit Foundation of West Virginia. The foundation will interview the candidates next month, and all will be honored at a springtime banquet in Charleston, where the Professor of …
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In just the first week of her internship at the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University, sophomore Isabella Schrader (left) already is immersed in the innovation and entrepreneurial support for which RCBI is well known. Schrader is assisting with the design of an orthopedic syringe for a project on which RCBI is collaborating with a surgeon at Marshall’s …
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The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum at Marshall University will kick off Black History Month 2022 on Friday, Feb. 4, by unveiling the 2022 official Black History poster, honoring K-12 student winners of the Black History Poster Competition and their teachers, and announcing an important summer event. The event is open to the Marshall and Huntington communities. The kickoff event …
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The Appalachian Studies Association (ASA), which is headquartered at Marshall, is co-sponsoring a Zoom webinar from 4 to 5 p.m. EST Monday, Feb. 7, along with the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Programs at Western Carolina University, titled “Race in Appalachia: A Conversation.” “This webinar recalibrates race as a continuous and central topic of life in Appalachia,” said Ricardo …
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The Marshall University School of Music will host the 53rd Annual Winter Jazz Festival Feb. 11-12 in Smith Recital Hall on the Huntington campus, featuring a guest performance by the Pete Mills B3 4tet. “The past couple of years have been tough on musicians and music educators,” said Jeff Wolfe, director of jazz studies at Marshall. “The festival, which is one … Read more. |
Marshall Journal of Medicine Volume 8, Issue 1, is available for your review. To read the new articles, visit the Journal's website .
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Coronavirus Statistics:New Cases Since January 19, 2022 Students: 168
Faculty: 11
Staff*: 59 * Includes auxiliary employees (Sodexo, Aetna, Rec Center, etc.) All testing is being done in partnership with Marshall Health, Cabell Huntington Hospital, Pleasant Valley Hospital, QLabs Inc. and MedExpress Urgent Care. The most recent information is always available at www.marshall.edu/coronavirus/dashboard. |
The next regular issue of We Are...Marshall will be distributed Feb. 9, 2022. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. |
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