The Newsletter for Marshall University                                  May 31, 2023
Faculty and Staff 
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Hundreds of volunteers pitch in for Community Cares Week to make Marshall shine

Marshall’s second annual Community Cares Week: Giving Back to the Herd was an overwhelming success, with hundreds of volunteers pitching in to make a positive impact on the university’s campuses and centers. The four-day sweat equity event focused on engaging faculty, staff, students, community members, local businesses and alumni chapters to help check off “To Do List” items for the …

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Participants sought for study on an art intervention in aging

Researchers at Marshall are seeking participants aged 55 or older for a new health study designed to examine the impact of visual art activities on the well-being of aging adults. Many individuals report health benefits from participating in art activities as they age, which is generally supported by previous research. This health study, supported with funding from The Huntington Foundation, …

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Cardboard Boat Race returns this year on June 6

The June Harless Center’s Cardboard Boat Race is back as part of the Huntington Children’s Museum’s Kidsfest. Participants in grades 3-12 will learn and utilize the engineering design process and other STEAM skill sets to design, build and race a boat entirely out of cardboard and duct tape (all materials are provided). Join us Tuesday, June 6, from 8:30 a.m. …

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Click above to view a list of those receiving service awards.
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School of Art and Design to host invitational exhibition ‘How Close is That to Richmond?’

Marshall’s School of Art and Design will host a group art exhibition titled How Close is That to Richmond? curated by Gallery Director Courtney Chapman. It will be open June 12 through July 6 in the Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery, with a closing reception planned for 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 6, that is free and …

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Study finds sex education tool improves reproductive health knowledge among adolescent girls

A School of Medicine study found that a virtual sex education tool improved reproductive health knowledge scores and measures of self-efficacy among adolescent girls. The findings, published last month in Sex Education, a leading international journal on sex, sexuality and relationships in education, found that sexual health knowledge scores on a validated scale increased among participants, along with improved measures …

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