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Alumnus and NBA legend Dwyane Wade makes major gift to continue to grow literacy for inner-city children
Marquette University alumnus and NBA legend Dwyane Wade has given a major gift to the university’s Ralph C. Hartman Literacy and Learning Center to extend his Live to Dream Summer Reading Program through 2025. His gift will continue to grow the highly successful summer reading program he initially funded through the Wade’s World Foundation in…
Three faculty members earn prestigious Fulbright Scholar awards for international research
Three faculty members have received Fulbright Scholar awards to conduct research and teaching opportunities overseas. The recipients are Dr. Laura Matthew, associate professor of history, and Dr. Jessica Rich, associate professor of political science, both of the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, and Dr. James Pokrywczynski, associate professor of strategic communication in the Diederich…
Marquette, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee partner for ‘President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge: A Crosstown Collaboration to Address Poverty’
Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with support from the Johnson Controls Foundation, have announced a new partnership, the “President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge: A Crosstown Collaboration to Address Poverty,” which will focus on poverty, its root causes and its subsequent effects on members of Milwaukee’s various communities. The President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge will provide…
Elections for Staff Senate, June 5-17
Elections for Staff Senate representatives will take place online from June 5 through June 17. Any employee whose primary designation is staff is eligible to vote. The University Staff Senate is a group of elected individuals who represent Marquette University staff so that their views and interests may be considered, alongside those of faculty and students,…
Marquette receives over $1 million from Omron Corp. for the Omron Advanced Automation Lab
Omron Corp. has gifted over $1 million to Marquette to establish the Omron Advanced Automation Lab in the Opus College of Engineering, which will further strengthen the connection between engineering and business by combining innovative industrial automation and robotics technology with supply chain platforms. The gift will establish the lab and support the mechanical engineering…
Colleagues honored at Staff Excellence Awards
Four Marquette staff members were honored with Excellence in University Service awards, and one staff member received the Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award at the 2022 Staff Excellence Awards on Monday, June 6, in the AMU Monaghan Ballrooms.
Baby formula shortage presents challenges for families
Dr. Karen Robinson discusses the ongoing baby formula shortage, the difficulties many families are experiencing across the country and more.
Doctoral student wins Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest with clean water technology
Paige Peters, a doctoral student in the Opus College of Engineering, was the grand prize winner of the 20th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest with Rapid Radicals Technology, her Milwaukee-based company which is revolutionizing treatment of combined sewer and storm overflows to prevent untreated sewage from being dumped into our lakes and rivers during…
Alumni, friends honored for excellence at 2022 Alumni National Awards
Marquette’s Alumni National Awards honor distinguished alumni, parents and friends who embody Marquette’s mission through their character, personal and professional achievements, and their impact on the community and others. Award recipients include individuals from each of the university’s colleges and professional schools. They embody Marquette’s spirit and mission in searching for truth, discovering and sharing…
Program Incubator enhances Marquette’s offerings
The Marquette Program Incubator is an initiative that aims to encourage, support and incentivize the rapid revitalization and creation of academic programs that meet student and market needs. The Program Incubator expands the university’s portfolio of high-demand revenue-generating programs, especially interdisciplinary programs, as well as provides an incentive for curricular experimentation, renew or re-invigorate existing…