MU-ADVANCE will wrap up August 31, 2012, but will leave a legacy. The Program, supported by the National Science Foundation, was successful in its mission to increase gender equity in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines over a six-year period. More information...
Dr. Piyali Dasgupta, Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Toxicology at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, was recently awarded $300,000 from the National Institutes of Health and $200,000 from the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute to further her research on lung cancer. Dr. Monica Valentovic, Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Toxicology, will serve as her co-investigator on both grants. More Information...
Sustainability of the MU-ADVANCE Program
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Efforts supported by the MU-ADVANCE Program were highlighted on "This Week in West Virginia," on Friday, February 25, 2011. View the segment...
MU-ADVANCE hosted The Pat Logan Symposium of Scholars to highlight the research outcomes of both the Program and the female Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) faculty that were participants. There were 12 research presentations, followed by 25 poster presentations, and a dedication to Dr. Pat Logan. Dr. Pat Logan, a MU-ADVANCE Co-PI, passed away in December of 2010.
Family Friendly Efforts at Marshall University. At Marshall University, we recognize that our faculty have lives outside the walls of the institution. With that in mind, we are committed to meet our faculty members’ needs, professional and personal, expected anunexpected. This website has been designed to give our faculty easy access to the policies and resources available to help them achieve work/life balance. Many of the policies, practices and resources were outcomes of the MU-ADVANCE Program, a National Science Foundation-supported program designed to improve institutional climate through transformation.
Dual Career Services
Open positions for Marshall University
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Supporting the increased participation and advancement of women scientists and engineers at Marshall University
ADVANCE Portal Website
This site links the activities of NSF-ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant recipients
