Alex Nemec
2026 COMMENCEMENT STORIES | Tumor diagnosis reroutes biomedical science student’s career path
Biomedical Sciences student Nelson Smith is set to walk across the stage this spring, but not before a tumor diagnosis and a kind doctor rerouted his career path.
A message from College of Health Sciences Dean William E. Cullinan
Dear alumni and friends of Marquette’s College of Health Sciences: As we wind down the 2025-26 academic year and bring a conclusion to our 30th anniversary celebrations, I am keen to reflect on the last eight months. The College of Health Sciences and its clinical professional programs will be graduating over 300 students this May.…
‘They got my voice back’
Marquette’s Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program has helped a local man talk again after suffering a tragic traumatic brain injury.
Occupational Therapy launches student-led, free clinic
On a chilly fall afternoon, occupational therapy doctoral student Parker Thompson is helping a client make a stack of pancakes in a mock apartment inside the Occupational Therapy Department within the 1700 Building on Wells Street. She’s holding the client’s gait belt to help them maintain their balance, watching every movement with a careful eye. The client goes through…
Biomedical Sciences partners with Nvidia to develop cutting-edge AI neuroscience tools
The Department of Biomedical Sciences has entered a six-month partnership with Nvidia to utilize the AI computing company’s processing power for the creation of state-of-the-art computational systems.
Passover begins the evening of April 1
The festival of Passover, which marks the annual celebration of the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, begins at sundown on April 1 and concludes at sundown on April 9.
Healing from the hurt
Rev. Jim Pribek, S.J., acting vice president for mission and ministry, reflects on Good Friday and healing from the elements that hurt us.
Mission and Ministry announces Ignatian Summer Series dates
For the fifth year in a row, the Office of Mission and Ministry is hosting a slew of events this summer to deepen campus’s connections to faith and inspire Ignatian Spirituality.
Mission Week to be permanently moved to last week of September
Marquette’s Mission Week, an annual event to study, listen, discuss and pray to become better informed and transformed human beings at Marquette University, will move permanently from its usual time in early February to the last week in September, the university announced today.
Marquette helping clergy find friends, colleagues to help with pastoral adversity
Members of the clergy are driven to help their communities. They listen to confessions, counsel their parishioners through hardship and care for the communities they serve. Often, those same clergy struggle with the burden of the work they are entrusted to do in spreading God’s word.