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The Newsletter for Marshall University Aug. 3, 2022
Faculty and Staff
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Dear Marshall University community, Effective immediately and going forward into the fall 2022 semester, masks will be recommended (per CDC guidance), but not required, on all Marshall University campuses and centers, except for the health sciences campus or when otherwise mandatory. This decision was made after consultation with our environmental health and safety team, as well as the Cabell-Huntington Health Department and … Read more. |
A new clinic at Marshall Health is helping patients with chronic interstitial lung disease improve quality of life, minimize additional damage and reduce symptoms. Chronic, or advanced, lung disease affects more than 650,000 Americans, according to the Global Health Data Exchange. Led by Pulmonologists Amro Al-Astal, M.D., F.C.C.P., and Mohammed Megri, M.D., the Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Clinic at Marshall …
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Marshall Professor of Art Sandra Reed was chosen and recently completed an Artist-in-Residence program May 12-June 11 at the Weir Farm National Historical Park, located in Connecticut. The program is offered through the National Park Service and Weir Farm Art Alliance, and takes place at the former summer home of pioneering American Impressionist Julian Alden Weir, who lived there between …
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The 34th Annual Marshall University Health Sciences Research Day will be held Friday, Oct. 28. Abstracts may be submitted now through Aug. 22. Submit your abstract at jcesom.marshall.edu/researchday. Read more. |
Price E. Dickson, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biomedical sciences at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, has received a $407,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the genetic and genomic mechanisms driving the relationship between social reward and cocaine addiction. During the two-year R21 grant, Dickson and his research team will study the …
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The School of Music has welcomed a new faculty member and interim director of athletic bands. Blake Garcia comes to Marshall from Macon, Georgia. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Florida State University, a Master of Music degree from the University of Florida and is working toward a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from the University of Kentucky. …
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The Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University has launched a new effort to increase the number of state small businesses securing federal contracts, particularly in the defense sector. The initiative is an extension of AIM Higher, a regional consortium working to strengthen defense manufacturing capabilities in West Virginia and southern Pennsylvania. James Westbrook joined RCBI in late June …
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The discovery of a novel terahertz (THz) sound-light transducer by Thomas Wilson, professor of physics, has been recently cited as being among the most prominent examples of recent intensive research that has explored the connection between the physics of coherent phonon excitation and nonequilibrium dynamics in electronic systems. See: A. Apostolakis, A. G. Balanov, F. V. Kusmartsev, and K.N. Akekseev, …
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A book co-edited by Dr. Vicki Stroeher, professor of music history in the School of Music, and her colleague, Justin Vickers of Illinois State University, has been published by Cambridge University Press. The book, titled Benjamin Britten in Context, includes 40 chapters by 31 authors exploring Britten’s music, life and career. It discusses the British composer’s personal and professional relationships, …
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Congratulations to Marshall University Research Corporation's vice president for external engagement, Sara Payne Scarbro, for being part of the Appalachian Leadership Institute Class of 2022, hosted by the Appalachian Regional Commission. Scarbro took part in a nine-month program full of skill-building seminars, with regional experts, peer-to-peer learning and case study analysis. According to the ARC, "all aspects of the curriculum …
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Marshall University’s Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) is among a select group of institutions launching innovation education hubs as part of a national initiative to revitalize American manufacturing and ensure a strong national defense. Through a partnership with the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), RCBI will advance a joint Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Energy initiative …
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Coronavirus Statistics:New Cases Since July 18, 2022 Students: 7
Faculty: 2
Staff*: 6 * 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 Aug. 10, 2022. Please send items for consideration to WAMnewsletter@marshall.edu by 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. |
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