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Support for their sickle cell disease journeys
The disease poses serious challenges for young people as they transition from pediatric to adult care, so Dr. Dora Clayton-Jones’ groundbreaking project will examine how to best support them. By Stephen Filmanowicz with Lauren Sieben Dr. Dora Clayton-Jones was a primary care nurse at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in the early 1990s when she first…
Marquette University 2022 One-Time Employee Payment Information and FAQ
Overview Marquette University will provide a one-time employee payment on May 20, 2022, to recognize and thank our faculty and staff employees who have helped the university succeed during extraordinary circumstances. Full-time benefit eligible employees who currently work at Marquette and started before 9/1/21 will receive a one-time payment of 2% of their annual base…
AHPRC accepting applications for Pilot Award program
The Athletic and Human Performance Research Center is accepting applications for the 2022-23 Pilot Award program. The program is designed to facilitate and foster collaborative health and performance-related research between disciplines at Marquette. The theme for this year is community-engaged research and funding priority will be given to projects designed to improve community wellness…
Chemistry professor receives $527,000 NSF grant to study green catalytic methods
Dr. Chae Yi, professor of chemistry in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has received a $527,182 grant from the National Science Foundation to study new methods to upgrade petroleum and biomass-derived commodity chemicals into value-added materials using environmentally sustainable catalytic processes. The studies, with support from the Chemical Catalysis Program in the NSF’s…
Move Out for Hunger food drive, May 12-19
Cleaning out your room and have unopened food left? Donate it to The Food Recovery Network’s Move Out for Hunger food drive from Thursday, May 12, to Thursday, May 19. The Food Recovery Network is collecting unopened and nonperishable items. Look for the bin in your residence hall’s lobby. Contact Christine Little, manager of campus…
Review your COVID Cheq status before summer
As many students and faculty depart campus during the summer, COVID Cheq will automatically opt out certain groups of people from the daily reminders based on your primary role at Marquette – either student, faculty or staff. Please note you are still expected to complete COVID Cheq daily until the end of spring semester. Daily…
Annual Poker Walk and Run rescheduled to June 1
The annual Poker Walk and Run will take place on Wednesday, June 1, at noon in Central Mall. Prizes will be awarded to the top poker hands and all registered participants will be eligible for giveaways. The event was rescheduled from its original date of May 25 due to the weather forecast. Registration will take…
Subatomic explorer
At the South Pole and Marquette, Dr. Karen Andeen is advancing research and devising new technology that will give scientists insight into the origins of energetic cosmic particles raining down on Earth. By Sarah Wells As a child, Dr. Karen Andeen had a deep love for maps. She would pour over atlases, spin globes around…
Beyond bonds
Dental treatments often fail, but research from Dr. Ana Bedran-Russo, D.D.S., could lead to adhesives that work much better — and actually strengthen teeth. By Anna Funk Dr. Ana Bedran-Russo’s very first patient in dental school was in for a full set of dentures. Looking at the middle-aged woman’s chart, Bedran-Russo saw that she had…
Safety Task Force pilot insights and proposals under review
Last week, the five workgroups of the President’s Task Force on Community Safety delivered recommendations for long-term solutions involving building security and environmental design; individual safety awareness, training and programs; community partnerships; communications strategies and tools; and staffing, technology and equipment resources. Recommendations that included a request for resources provided detailed proposals. Proposals include the…