Stephen Filmanowicz
Clown’s Prayer: The words from a beloved professor that stayed with alumnus Pat Finn till the end
Comedic actor and alumnus Pat Finn kept words from Rev. John Naus, S.J. — the beloved priest, professor and part-time clown — tucked in his wallet. They carried him across his life — and perhaps a bit further.
Using coded light pulses in tackling the challenge of restoring function after spinal cord injuries
Spinal cord injuries can be devastating, compromising people’s ability to walk, talk, breathe efficiently and complete daily tasks. Dr. Jordan Williams — assistant professor of biomedical engineering and one of several Marquette faculty members tackling the challenge of restoring lost function — is encouraged that scientists can now stimulate meaningful activity in muscles of individuals…
Detecting the cancer that can lurk after surgeries
Shortly after joining the Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering in 2017, Dr. Bing Yu discovered a breakthrough technology to help solve a thorny clinical problem he’d been working on for years. He also found expert Marquette and MCW colleagues to help him harness that technology. In Yu’s sights…
Across the ideological divide: Marquette’s intersection faculty roundtable
As our public sphere becomes defined by deep divisions and warring approaches to shared challenges, Marquette has experience guiding students in a better way. For nearly a decade, the Civic Dialogues Project has brought students together for events such as Dialogue Dinners where they learn to engage in honest, respectful discussions on difficult issues. More…
Big-data game changer: Marquette develops a new generation of analytics-savvy sports scientists
Offering hands-on research experience with Marquette DI teams and lessons from Olympic partnerships, the Master’s in Sports and Exercise Analytics program prepares students to lead in the new world of data-driven exercise science.
From the Wire to Wall Street: Marquette journalism alum thrives in national newsroom
At Marquette, Patrick Thomas, Comm ’18, made a name for himself as executive director of the Marquette Wire. He led the organization from 2016 to 2018, steering it through a major transition involving expanded digital and scaled-back print offerings, while the student team racked up dozens of awards for TV, radio and print journalism projects.…
Biomedical sciences professor uncovers how chronic stress and opioids rewire the brain
Stress is a universal part of the human experience — and universally miserable when it turns chronic or severe. It can raise your blood pressure, disrupt your sleep, weaken your immune system and so much more. But some of its most damaging, and least understood, effects happen inside the brain, says Marquette’s Dr. Matthew Hearing,…
Marquette engineering faculty bring back insights from the field
Dr. Patrick McNamara, Eng ’06, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, could have spent his yearlong sabbatical advancing his research on water treatment and microbial resistance or collaborating with colleagues in a lab at another university. Instead, McNamara took a temporary post at Black & Veatch, a global engineering, procurement, construction and consulting firm…
Marquette’s prison-to-college program: How and where it’s making a difference
An idea sparked 10 years ago by a philosophy course blending students from Marquette and the Milwaukee Women’s Correctional Center has burgeoned into a program aimed at nothing short of transforming lives. Supported by $3.2 million in grant funding, including $2 million from the Mellon Foundation, the Education Preparedness Program has brought together 280 incarcerated…
Research that Walks With the Excluded: Marquette’s Intersection faculty conversation
After members of the Society of Jesus joined in discernment with lay partners to renew and refocus the society’s mission priorities, they identified Walking With the Excluded as one of four core Universal Apostolic Preferences for 2019-2029, along with Showing the Way to God, Journeying With Youth and Caring for Our Common Home. This preference calls Jesuit-led communities everywhere to…