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Marquette Researcher Receives NIH Grant To Study The Use Of Prenatal Probiotics
MILWAUKEE – The National Institutes of Health and the National Institute for Child Health and Disease, has awarded $426,248 to Dr. Lisa Hanson, professor and director of the Marquette University College of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery Program. The grant, titled “The efficacy of an oral probiotic to reduce group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization,” is Hanson’s first from…
Marquette Biologist Receives $900,000 National Science Foundation Grant To Study Cell Biology Research
MILWAUKEE — Dr. Rosemary A. Stuart, a Marquette University professor of biological sciences, has received a $900,000 National Science Foundation grant for cell biology research, studying the function and regulation of mitochondrial ribosomes. Mitochondria are commonly referred to as the “powerhouse” of the cell because they produce the energy carrying molecule ATP through a process…
Marquette University Acquires Score To ‘The Lord Of The Rings’
Symphony from composer Johan De Meij bears the name of the J.R.R. Tolkien novel that inspired it
Marquette University And Georgetown University Announce Visiting Professor Partnership
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University and Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C., have announced that Lisa Grabert, MPH, will serve as a visiting professor and health policy researcher at Marquette and as a research professor at Georgetown. Grabert’s appointment is funded by the Institute for Critical Care, a 501(c)(3) that supports health policy research. Grabert has most…
Northwestern Mutual, Marquette University And University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Invest Nearly $40 Million To Create The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute
The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute will advance data science and technology learning to strengthen future talent in Milwaukee
Marquette University Has Three Student Winners Of Prestigious Fulbright Awards
MILWAUKEE — Three Marquette University students were selected for 2018-19 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Awards and will spend several months working overseas through the prestigious program. The students selected were Aidan Flanagan, Health Sciences ’18; Kathryn Higgins, Health Sciences ’18; and Brett Yardley, Graduate School. Flanagan and Higgins will be placed in classrooms abroad to…
Marquette University Researcher Receives $1.6 Million NIH Grant For Spinal Cord Injury Studies
MILWAUKEE — The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $1.6 million R01 grant to Dr. Murray Blackmore, associate professor of biomedical sciences in the College of Health Sciences at Marquette University. The grant is his second $1 million-plus grant from the organization in five years, and it will continue to fund his groundbreaking research…
Marquette University To Offer Specialized Resources To Students With Autism
‘On Your Marq’ program to provide support with independent living, organization and friendship skills
Jeannie And Jim Gaffigan To Serve As Marquette’s Spring Commencement Speakers
MILWAUKEE — Jeannie and Jim Gaffigan, a wife-husband team who have collaborated on a wide variety of comedy projects, will serve as Marquette University’s Commencement speakers on Sunday, May 20. As part of the university’s graduation ceremony, they each will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Jeannie is an alumna of Marquette, graduating…
Five Journalists To Join The Perry And Alicia O’Brien Fellowship In Public Service Journalism
The J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication announced today that five journalists will join the Perry and Alicia O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism in August. The incoming fellows for the 2018 — 19 academic year are (click on the fellows’ names to view their work): The 2018 — 19 fellows plan multimedia investigations into…