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Marquette Vice President For Public Affairs Rana Altenburg Named To National Science Coalition Board
MILWAUKEE — Rana Altenburg, vice president for public affairs at Marquette University, was elected to the board of directors of the Science Coalition, a national organization committed to advancing the importance of university research. Established in 1994, the Science Coalition is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of more than 50 of the nation’s leading public and…
Marquette VP For Mission And Ministry Receives Jesuit Organization’s Highest Honor
MILWAUKEE — Rev. Frederick Zagone, S.J., acting vice president for mission and ministry at Marquette University, is the 2019 recipient of the Rev. J. Barry McGannon, S.J., Award, presented by the Conference of Jesuit Advancement Administrators. The McGannon Award is the highest honor JAA can bestow on one of its colleagues. Created in 1994 and…
Center For Peacemaking Forms Partnership With MPS For New Success Center Services
MILWAUKEE — The Marquette University Center for Peacemaking has been selected, through a Response for Proposals (RFP) process, to collaborate with Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) to provide Peace Works education and therapeutic services to support students at the new MPS Success Center. The Center for Peacemaking is partnering with MPS in the implementation of this initiative –…
Marquette Chemistry Professor Earns Early Career Research Grant From Department Of Energy
MILWAUKEE — Dr. Jier Huang, assistant professor of chemistry in the Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences at Marquette University, has received a grant through the United States Department of Energy Early Career Research Program for her research into solar energy sources. Huang’s research aims to address the challenge of capturing carbon dioxide and…
Marquette To Offer Wisconsin’s First Entry-Level Clinical Doctorate Of Occupational Therapy Degree Program
Enrollment now open for the OTD program at Marquette University
Marquette University Hiring Nine Faculty Members To Add To Race, Ethnic And Indigenous Studies Program
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University will recruit additional faculty members to bolster its Race, Ethnic and Indigenous Studies program during the 2019-20 academic year with a cluster hire of nine new faculty. The Race and Ethnic Studies cluster hire is a collaboration among the Office of the Provost, the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, the…
Marquette Professor Named American Chemical Society Fellow
MILWAUKEE — Dr. Scott Reid, professor of chemistry at Marquette University, has been named an American Chemical Society Fellow and will be feted at the society’s fall national meeting in San Diego. The ACS Fellows Program recognizes members for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession and the society. The ACS Fellows Program…
Marquette Professor Awarded $2.3 Million Grant For Stroke Research
MILWAUKEE — Dr. Allison Hyngstrom, associate professor and chair of the Physical Therapy Department in the College of Health Sciences at Marquette University, has received a $2.3 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health for stroke research. Hyngstrom is the contact principal investigator on the grant, collaborating with Dr. Matthew Durand, assistant professor…
Experts Available For Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Stories
MILWAUKEE — As the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission approaches, several members of the Marquette University faculty are available to provide expert commentary for your coverage. The crew of Apollo 11, on July 20, 1969, captured the attention of the world as Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin became the…