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Marquette University Police Department Welcomes New K9 Officer
This Friday, Aug. 18, media are welcome attend a swearing-in ceremony for two new members of the Marquette University Police Department: Nattie, a dog who will serve the department in a community outreach role, and Carolina Seidl, a new officer who brought Nattie to the department from a shelter. Nattie, who previously lived with officer…
Marquette University’s College Of Nursing Receives Grant To Continue Project BEYOND-2
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University’s College of Nursing has received nearly $2 million to continue one of the college’s student support programs, Project BEYOND-2. The program, initially launched in 2007, is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funding will provide support for the program over…
Marquette Professor Leads Development Of First Wisconsin Standards For Computer Science Instruction In K-12 Schools
MILWAUKEE — Dr. Dennis Brylow, associate professor of math, statistics and computer science, was co-chair of the committee that developed Wisconsin’s first standards to guide K-12 school districts in their computer science instruction. The standards, approved in late June by Tony Evers, Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction, are expected to be approved by a majority…
Marquette Researchers Determine Woody Vines In Panama Diminish Tree Reproduction
MILWAUKEE — Competition from woody vines, called lianas, significantly reduces tree reproduction in tropical forests, Marquette University researchers found in a new study. The findings, published in the Journal of Ecology, were the first experimental demonstration that competition from lianas dramatically reduces the ability of community-level canopy trees to reproduce. These vines climb trees to reach the…
Three Marquette Faculty Members Earn Prestigious Fulbright Awards
MILWAUKEE — Three Marquette University faculty members have earned Fulbright Awards. The 2017 recipients are Drs. Marie Bement, associate professor of physical therapy in the College of Health Sciences; Karene Boos, an adjunct faculty in the physical therapy department; and Daniel Meissner, associate professor of history in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences. Bement…
Marquette Receives $1.2 Million NSF Grant To Attract And Retain Secondary Science, Technology, Engineering And Math Teachers
Marquette University’s College of Education and Opus College of Engineering faculty have received a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to develop a 14-month master’s program that will attract and retain new science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers. The accelerated program, which will start in summer 2018 and is already accepting applications, targets people…
Marquette Elects Owen Sullivan Chair Of Board Of Trustees
New trustee elected; four named trustees emeriti
Marquette University Has Three Student Winners Of Prestigious Fulbright Awards
MILWAUKEE — Three Marquette University students were selected for 2017-18 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Awards and will spend several months working overseas through the prestigious program. The students selected were Dane DeVetter, who will graduate this spring with a master’s degree in International Affairs; Morgan Lieske, who is majoring in middle/secondary education and history; and…
Marquette’s College Of Health Sciences Receives $1.5 Million Gift
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University’s College of Health Sciences today announced that it has received a $1.5 million gift from the estate of Capt. John A. Orlandini. Orlandini, a 1960 graduate of Marquette, suffered a life-changing injury during his time in the Navy. He pledged an estate gift to the physical therapy program to help students…
Sheldon And Marianne Lubar Give $5.5 Million Gift To Fund Marquette Law School Public Policy Initiative
Law School establishes Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education