The Newsletter for Marshall University                                      Feb. 9, 2022
Faculty and Staff 

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Marshall kicks off Black History Month, announces winners of the 2022 Black History Poster Competition

The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum kicked off Black History Month Friday with a special online event featuring guest speaker Dr. Teresa Eagle, dean of Marshall’s College of Education and Professional Development and a former schoolteacher. The virtual event also included the unveiling of the 2022 Black History Poster Competition winners and announced the 2022 Teachers Institute for Black History, …

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Japanese Outreach Program to conduct virtual classes with Higashi-Sonogi Middle School, Nagasaki, Japan

Marshall ’s Japanese Outreach Program will conduct a virtual classroom with middle school students from the Higashi-Sonogi Middle School in Nagasaki, Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 8 and Thursday, Feb. 17. Thanks to unique connections and innovative ideas, the Japanese Outreach Program will conduct its first virtual classroom. The middle school students will introduce their hometown in the English they’ve learned, while …

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Charles and Kathleen Yarbrough

New medical school scholarship honors Dr. Charles and Kathleen Yarbrough

A new scholarship at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine honors longtime Huntington dermatologist and chair of dermatology, Charles L. Yarbrough, M.D., and his wife, Kathleen. “It has been an honor to be a part of the growth of the School of Medicine during the past 40 years,” Yarbrough said. “We believe in the school’s mission, its …

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Med school researchers explore use of robotic arm technology in revision total knee arthroplasty

Researchers at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine continue to innovate with among the first published, demonstrated use of robotic arm technology in revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The study is available online and will be printed in the February 2022 edition of Arthroplasty Today. TKA, also known as total knee replacement, is widely regarded as one of the …

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Marshall joins U.S. Cyber Command Academic Engagement Network

Marshall University has been selected as a member of the United States Cyber Command Academic Engagement Network. U.S. Cyber Command protects the Department of Defense’s information network, defends the nation against cyberattack, and supports the Joint Force, and its academic engagement network is a series of partnerships with institutions with cybersecurity education platforms. “Getting Marshall University admitted to the Cyber Command …

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Yinan Wei

Marshall Health welcomes surgeon Yinan Wei

Yinan Wei, M.D., joins Marshall Health, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and Mountain Health Network. She also serves as an assistant professor for the medical school. Wei earned a B.A. in molecular cell biology from the University of California, Berkeley, and her medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She attended residency training at Michigan …

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Erin Bateman

Marshall Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery welcomes Erin Bateman

Marshall Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery welcomes Erin Bateman, PA-C, to its team as a full-time provider. Bateman is a certified physician assistant with interests in aesthetics, skin care, acne and skin cancer. She will see patients for surgical follow-ups from our plastic surgeons, provide non-surgical and aesthetic services, including injectables and skin care treatments, and evaluate and treat acne, hair …

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"Charlie And The Chocolate Factory – The Broadway Musical" postponed to May 9

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the producers of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" have postponed their performance date from March 10 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 9 at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center.  All tickets with the original show date of March 10 will be honored on the new date. To purchase tickets for the new date of "Charlie And The Chocolate …

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Spring Commencement is April 30

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RCBI maker camps receive support from national organization

RCBI's statewide efforts to introduce young people to manufacturing and entrepreneurship by immersing them in the making process has received another boost from a national organization. Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT), the charitable foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International, has awarded $4,500 to support RCBI’s series of maker camps to teach students high-tech skills and encourage them to …

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Coronavirus Statistics:

New Cases Since January 26, 2022

   Students: 113
   Faculty: 3
   Staff*: 30

* 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.

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The next regular issue of We Are...Marshall will be distributed Feb. 16, 2022. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, 2022.

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