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Professor and colleagues receive $2.2 million grant for neuroscience research on substance abuse
Dr. David Baker, associate chair and professor of biomedical sciences in the College of Health Sciences. received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse for his study on neuroscientific bases of substance abuse. Baker is the lead investigator of a team of scientists from Marquette University and the Medical College of…
Counseling Center prepares for fall semester; interim director named
As the Marquette University Counseling Center prepares for the start of the fall 2020 semester, it has named Brenda Lenz, M.S., L.P.C., S.A.C., as its interim director. She succeeds Dr. Mike Zebrowski, who left the university last month after nearly 30 years at Marquette. The associate director of clinical services and coordinator of alcohol and…
Navigating social norms during the pandemic
A Q&A with a Marquette sociology professor about the social changes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Klingler College of Arts and Sciences receives $1 million Humanities Without Walls Award
The Klingler College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a grant of just over $1 million from Humanities Without Walls. Humanities Without Walls (HWW), funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is a consortium based at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Humanities Research Institute that fosters collaborative research and explores the contributions of…
From Dr. Xavier Cole: All students must complete online COVID-19 training by this Wednesday
Dear students, I hope you are all gearing up to start the fall semester. I can hardly believe we are about one week away! Last week I wrote to you about an online training we are asking all students to complete by this Wednesday. Due to necessary changes to the learning, living and working environments,…
DNC security zone shrunk to limited area downtown, no guests to stay on campus
The Democratic National Convention, taking place Aug. 17-20, continues to scale back its operations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The convention will be hosted from Milwaukee but is now almost entirely a virtual event. Last week, the security zone was released and is significantly smaller than it was first anticipated — no portion of…
Beyond MU webinar ‘Cura Personalis: Living the Marquette Mission’ is Aug. 25
Beyond MU: Lifelong Learning will host a webinar titled “Cura Personalis: Living the Marquette Mission of Excellence, Faith, Leadership and Service” on Tuesday, Aug. 25, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. This webinar will feature a group of students who truly embody the Marquette mission. Each of these individuals will share their Marquette student experience, campus community involvement and how they plan to…
Marquette receives $1.5 million gift to support first-generation minority students and Neuro Recovery Clinic
First-generation minority students attending Marquette can now more easily experience unique study abroad opportunities, paid internships and experiential learning trips, thanks to a major gift from an alumni couple. Jeff and Sarah Joerres have committed $1.5 million to the university—half of their gift will fund these “high-impact” experiences and half is dedicated to the university’s…
Schedule a virtual appointment with The MIC public speaking lab this semester
The MIC Speakers Lab offers services for students, faculty and staff who are looking for assistance with presentations or public speaking. Trained tutors offer a full range of one-on-one tutoring sessions for students who need help with all aspects of presentation development. The MIC mentors offer constructive feedback and tools to improve one’s confidence in…
Beyond MU webinar ‘Sing, Move and Shake’ for parents and kids is Aug. 24
Beyond MU: Lifelong Learning will host a webinar for parents and kids titled “Sing, Move and Shake: An interactive online MUSIC TOGETHER® session” on Monday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Presented by Kristen Fischer, Comm ‘01, Grad ‘09, the webinar will be a highly interactive, parent/caregiver-and-child music class focused on helping children fully appreciate music, match…