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Faculty publish health data in community-based site

Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu Aiming to share their research on life longevity and offer lifestyle advice to local residents, faculty from the nursing, exercise science, nutrition and psychology departments recently published a website. The website focuses on “blue zones,” or regions with some of the world’s longest life expectancies. These areas include Ikaria, Greece; Read More

Regents discuss centennial, campus upgrades

Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief dberry11@murraystate.edu After taking time to commemorate Murray State’s past and current centennial, the Board of Regents moved their focus to the future of the University,  concerning construction, housing and far more.  Mayor Bob Rogers and Calloway County Judge Executive Kenneth Imes presented a joint proclamation recognizing the centennial.  “It’s a pleasure for Read More

‘Give Bold’ campaign honors founder and first president

Jill Smith Staff Writer jsmith194@murraystate.edu The Office of Development raised over $170,000 in donations during the Give Bold campaign.  The Give Bold campaign, which ran from March 6-12, was a week of giving to honor the March 8, 1922 passage of the Normal School Enabling Act.  According to the Murray State website, the Normal School Read More

EBSCO information service grants campus free use of recovery center database

Jill Smith Staff Writer jsmith194@murraystate.edu Representatives of EBSCO, a library database, granted free access to the Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Reference Center for all Kentucky Virtual Library members, which will be available through June. Murray State subscribes to EBSCO’s database, so students, faculty and staff will be able to access it.  The Business Continuity Read More

Neuroscience foundation awards professor with grant

Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu After receiving a grant from the Dana Foundation, psychology professor Megan St. Peters conducted a two-day Brain Fair for kindergarten through third-grade students at Murray Elementary School on Feb. 18 and 25. The Brain Fair was held in celebration of Brain Awareness Week, the global campaign coordinated by the Dana Read More

Faculty Senate voices concern to administration

Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief dberry11@murraystate.edu Faculty members voiced their concerns surrounding the mask mandate’s repeal, the current University budget and how the current legislative session may affect higher education at the March Faculty Senate meeting.   President Bob Jackson and Provost Tim Todd were guests at the March 1 meeting. With Kentucky’s General Assembly in session, Read More

President co-authors book to explore campus history

Jill Smith Staff Writer jsmith194@murraystate.edu In honor of the University’s centennial, President Bob Jackson, along with co-authors Jeff McLaughlin, director of special exhibits and archives, and Sarah Marie Owens, library specialist, wrote the book “The Finest Place We Know,” a celebration of the University’s unique history.  This book is a collection of photographs and stories Read More

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