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Leading like a shepherd: Coreen Dicus-Johnson leverages her Marquette-nurtured communication skills and sense of mission to put people first in healthcare
For two decades, the CEO of Network Health has sought to expand access and make healthcare systems more humane.

When a print or punchbowl could go viral: Examining the political messages American patriots sent with their everyday items
As our nation turns 250, an exhibition by a Marquette scholar reveals how Revolution Era men and women used cherished objects to express themselves and their political passions.

Alumnus in motion: Young entrepreneur revives Chicago-area bowling alleys in successful career pivot
Marquette alumnus’ hard work in a new industry lands a lucky strike.

2026 Marquette Alumni National Awards: Honoring the recipients
Honoring alumni for their lives embodying Marquette’s mission of excellence, faith, leadership and service.

Quest for healing discoveries
Scientists. Groundbreakers. Teacher-scholars. As they work on the frontiers of human health and performance, Marquette professors inhabit all of these roles at once. In doing so, they achieve amazing results. Think of serious conditions that can affect any of our families: cancer, addiction, depression, stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, obesity, diabetes and heart disease.…

Marquette’s history and stories renewed: an online learning series designed for alumni
In a new online learning series, experts guide participants through the university’s history, buildings, trailblazers and more.

Finding God here: A Jesuit educator bears witness to students’ journeys in faith
A Jesuit educator guides students as they search for authenticity, journey in faith and encounter God all around them.

A Hollywood homecoming: Prolific film and TV director Michael Schultz inspires filmmaking award
Veteran director Michael Schultz, Sp ’64, is one of Hollywood’s most prolific directors. Fifty years after his last trip home, the Milwaukee native returned for a tribute weekend in his honor.

Decoding the body’s circadian clock — and its many connections to our physical and mental health
It’s a subliminal truth we all know — we can’t function very well with less sleep or unpredictable schedules. Repeated enough, such changes have bigger effects — disrupting our bodily rhythms and contributing to alarming health consequences. Marquette is fortunate to have two faculty experts in circadian rhythms, each with distinct but complementary perspectives. Dr.…

Understanding addiction’s differing grip on men and women — and how to ease it
On the road to addiction, repeated drug use has long been suspected of disrupting — and even physically changing — connections in the prefrontal cortex, the brain region involved in decision-making and impulse control. It’s also been generally assumed that male and female brains experience these changes similarly. With a $2.07 million R01 grant from…