Marshall University has appointed Dr. Wesley Stites as the new Dean of the College of Science. Dr. Stites will begin on July 3rd, 2023. Dr. Stites comes to Marshall after more than 30 years at the University of Arkansas. He began as a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, later serving for 5 years as the chair of that department. Since 2019, Dr. Stites has been the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, managing more than 60 research centers, institutes, and core facilities. He received a BA/MA in Chemistry from Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Read more here.