Rachel Gintner Orlando
Did farmers linking up and sharing trade secrets drive a productivity boom?
American farming history contains a riddle. “The U.S. population has increased, the farming population has declined dramatically, and yet farms are more productive than ever,” says assistant economics professor Dr. Ethan Schmick. Schmick’s economics research project on the Grange uncovers little-known farmer collaboration in the late 1800s – an organization which helped farmers turn the…
Pause to reflect: Karen Lincoln Michel
In this time when so many news organizations are shrinking or shuttering, the one led by Karen Lincoln Michel is bucking the trend.
Stand-up guy
Colin Dowdle had an idea for a product he was sure could be a hit. Hard work — and some incredible valuable alumni advisers — made his unique standing desk, Lillipad, happen.
High performer
It’s a new era for the College of Business Administration. The Dr. E. J. and Margaret O’Brien Hall is here as the inviting, state-of-the-art home for Marquette Business and innovation leadership programs — and more transformative projects are on the way.
Always on call
Knowing her purpose since kindergarten has helped physician and epidemiologist Jasmine Zapata pursue her passion to make people’s lives healthier and more equitable. You could say it’s her superpower.
Experiencing nursing around the world
Marquette makes study abroad options attainable for nursing students, giving them perspectives to draw on throughout their careers.
The new and growing ed studies major
The Educational Studies program offers Marquette students a nontraditional pathway – one related to education, but beyond the classroom. Graduates of the program become guidance counselors, psychologists, nonprofit administrators — and take the plunge into graduate school.
Gone awry: film promotes discussion on how — and how not — to conduct international aid
Crafted from 300 hours of footage shot in Haiti, the latest documentary co-produced by Dr. Dinesh Sabu has discoveries and lessons to share with scholars, students and those conducting international aid work in the developing world.