The Newsletter for Marshall University                                      Jan. 4, 2023
Faculty and Staff 
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Board of Governors gives approval to move forward with purchase of athletic scoreboards

The Marshall University Board of Governors approved requests from the Athletic Department allowing high-tech video scoreboards to be purchased with private funds for several sports including football. The approvals came at its most recent meeting Dec. 14. In his presentation to the board, Athletic Director Christian Spears said due to supply chain disruptions, it will be a year for some …

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Marshall Health, RCBI announce employer education series

The Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) and Marshall Health are teaming up for a series of free virtual workshops for employers starting in January. Facilitated by the employment experts from Marshall Health’s CORE (Creating Opportunities for Recovery Employment) initiative and RCBI, the series will provide human resource professionals and front-line managerial staff with practical strategies and approaches for building and …

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Marshall, WVSU receive $1.5 million from federal government to establish Cyber Security Center for Critical Infrastructure

Marshall University, in partnership with West Virginia State University, has received $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education to help establish a Cyber Security Center for Critical Infrastructure at each university. The funds are granted to help build capacity at Marshall and West Virginia State University to address needed research into the cyber security issues associated with critical infrastructure …

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Vivek Yadala named December Fellow of the Month

Vivek Yadala, M.D., has been named the December Fellow of the Month for the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, announced Paulette S. Wehner, M.D., vice dean of graduate medical education. Yadala is finishing his third and final year of the hematology and oncology fellowship program at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. He obtained his M.D. from the …

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Student earns American Heart Association predoctoral fellowship

Renat Roytenberg (pictured), a student pursuing a combined M.D. and Ph.D. at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, was awarded the highly competitive two-year predoctoral fellowship with the American Heart Association. As part of the fellowship, Roytenberg will investigate thrombosis in the context of COVID-19. Roytenberg is conducting his Ph.D. dissertation research work under the mentorship of Wei Li, …

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Call for Nominations: John and Frances Rucker Outstanding Graduate Advisor Award

The Graduate Council Credentialing Committee seeks nominations for the Rucker Outstanding Graduate Advisor Award. Nominations should be submitted to Dr. Keith Beard by e-mail at beard@marshall.edu  or to Harris Hall 331-A, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755 by March 3, 2023. Eligibility criteria and details about the nomination process can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/graduate-council/john-and-frances-rucker-outstanding-graduate-advisor-award/.
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Longtime physicians, friends establish scholarship at Marshall School of Medicine

Bradley D. Henry, M.D., F.A.C.P., and Jack L. Kinder Jr., M.D., have been friends for more than 30 years, since their early days as classmates at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. Over the years, their friendship has continued to grow, and they have teamed up to support future medical students where their friendship began. “This scholarship is indicative …

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Marshall plays role in equipping all West Virginia colleges to respond to opioid emergencies

In early 2022, the West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute, the West Virginia Collegiate Recovery Network (WVCRN) and Marshall University launched a new overdose prevention initiative on West Virginia’s college and university campuses titled “Be The One.” The initiative focuses on opioid overdose prevention from a bystander’s perspective, encouraging students, staff and faculty to Be The One to save a life. …

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Coronavirus Statistics:

New Cases Since Dec. 21, 2022

   Students: 0
   Faculty: 0
   Staff*: 0

* 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.

Note: Gov. Jim Justice ended the State of Emergency on Jan. 1, 2023.  Weekly reporting of coronavirus statistics in this newsletter will be revised and eventually eliminated as we move into the Spring 2023 semester.
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