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Marquette announces new master’s degree program

Marquette University has a new Master of Science in Applied Statistics program for people looking to make a career in data science and predictive modeling. The program is ideal for students from undergraduate programs in mathematics, statistics, engineering, economics and finance. However, an undergraduate degree in those fields is not necessary. The main criterion for […]

Register for the first annual Shakespeare 5k, April 22

The Marquette University Association of English Graduate Students, in partnership with Silver Circle Sports Events, will host the first annual Shakespeare 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, April 22, at 9 a.m. in Juneau Park. The event is currently seeking companies interested in the unique sponsorship opportunities the run/walk provides. A variety of custom-made items are made visible […]

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to host lecture, April 11

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will host Dr. Michael Havrilla, professor of electrical engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology Wright-Patterson, AFB, OH, as part of the spring 2017 colloquium series. Havrilla will present “Influence of Symmetry on Metamaterials-by-Design,” on Tuesday, April 11, at 2 p.m. in Olin Engineering 202. For more information, call […]

Former NASA exercise physiologist to deliver lecture, April 11

Dr. Ploutz-Snyder, dean of the School of Kinesiology and professor of movement science at the University of Michigan, will present “A human mission to Mars? Physiologic barriers to long duration spaceflight,” on Tuesday, April 11, at 3:30 p.m. in Emory Clark, Room 111. Ploutz-Snyder was senior head exercise physiologist at NASA until July 2016. Her research is […]

Art, Aesthetics and the Future of City Life conference, April 5-7

The International Conference on Art, Aesthetics and the Future of City Life East/West will be held Wednesday, April 5, to Friday, April 7, in Raynor Memorial Libraries, unless noted otherwise. Scholars, professionals and others interested in exploring the future of the arts in city life are invited to attend the interdisciplinary conference and participate in […]

IT Services and Office of Marketing and Communication plan new web content management system


As the Office of Marketing and Communication and Information Technology Services continue to upgrade Marquette.edu, the university is working toward to a new web content management system (CMS) called OU Campus. OU Campus, a product of OmniUpdate, has more than 60,000 higher education users across the world and will replace Adobe Contribute for web authoring. […]

Yale professor to discuss Middle East history during Casper lecture, April 3

A professor of Assyriology from Yale will discuss “The Rape of Clio: History, Memory and the Cultural  Heritage Crisis in the Middle East” during the 16th annual Rev. Henry W. Casper, S.J., Lecture on Monday, April 3, at 5 p.m. in Olin Engineering Hall, Room 202. Dr. Eckart Frahm specializes in Assyrian and Babylonian literature, […]

Meet Opus College of Engineering’s first entrepreneur-in-residence, Adonica Randall

Adonica Randall was eight months pregnant with her first child, Monique, in 1979 when the call came from the White House. A certified radio isotope handler, Randall was summoned to the nation’s capital to help officials determine the scope of the Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania. Despite being on a no-fly restriction from her […]

Way Klingler Teaching Innovation Award winners’ presentation to be held March 30

The Way Klingler Teaching Innovation Award winners’ annual presentation to faculty will be held Thursday, March 30, beginning at 8 a.m. with a breakfast. The presentation and Q&A will follow. As the faculty committee on teaching is reviewing proposals for the Way Klingler Teaching Innovation Awards, the 2015-16 Way Klingler Teaching Innovation Award winners will make […]