Dr. Nathan Weise, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Energy. The grant is part of Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy’s program called Building Reliable Electronics to Achieve Kilovolt Effective Ratings Safely — also known as “BREAKERS.” BREAKERS seeks to develop new medium-voltage, […]

Marquette’s newest residence hall recently received the “General Contractor Award for New Construction” at the 2019 BUILD Wisconsin Awards Banquet. Hosted by Associated General Contractors (AGC), the event took place last Thursday, Oct. 17, in Madison. The award recognizes Marquette but also J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. for designing and building the residence hall. The […]

Dr. Lee Za Ong, assistant professor of counselor education and counseling psychology in the College of Education, has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education for her project, “Increasing the Supply and Improving the Skills of Qualified Rehabilitation Counselors with Mental Illness Specialties in Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin.” The project coincides […]

Dr. Michael Zimmer, associate professor of computer science in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, was recently appointed to the State of Wisconsin’s Department of Agricultural Trade and Consumer Protection’s Data Privacy and Security Advisory Committee. A privacy and internet ethics scholar, Zimmer’s work focuses on digital privacy, internet research ethics, data ethics, and […]

Lisa Grabert, M.P.H., visiting professor of research in the College of Nursing, received the Alliance for Health Policy’s “Bipartisan Health Policy Leader Award” at its annual dinner on Oct. 15, in Washington, D.C. Each year, the Alliance for Health Policy recognizes two honorees for their outstanding work and efforts to improve health care in a […]

Shelby Hahn, a third-year law student, was honored with the Milwaukee Bar Association’s “Pro Bono Publico Award” earlier this week at its 16th Annual State of the Court Luncheon, which was held at the Wisconsin Club. The award recognizes Hahn’s service contributions through the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic and its Student Advisory Board, the Wisconsin […]

Olivia Menzia (Comm ‘19) and Gabriella Suliga (Arts ‘20) were recently been named to Wisconsin Inno’s “Under 25: The Rising Wisconsin Tech Leaders to Watch” list.   A digital media and events company, Inno covers news about Wisconsin startups and technology. Since 2018, Inno has been reporting on the state’s ecosystem, producing content about the entrepreneurs, executives, startups, businesses, trends and topics that […]

Chuck Swoboda, former CEO of Cree Inc., to educate next generation of innovative leaders within the Opus College of Engineering Chuck Swoboda, a 1989 Opus College of Engineering alumnus and the former longtime CEO of Cree Inc., has begun serving as Marquette’s first-ever innovator-in-residence. Swoboda spent nearly 25 years turning Cree Inc. from a $6 […]

Dr. Michael Zimmer, associate professor of computer science in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has been named to the newly launched the Association for Computing Machinery Technology Policy Council. Recognizing the global impact of technology on all aspects of society and daily life, the ACM formed a Technology Policy Council to coordinate the […]