Dr. Richard Holz, Dean of the Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences and professor of chemistry, and Dr. Brian Bennett, professor and chair of physics, have received a $525,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue research into enzymes that are a new type of “green” catalyst. Holz and Bennett will use Marquette’s […]
Dr. Origanti awarded two research grants
Dr. Sofia Origanti, assistant professor of biological sciences, recently obtained the $20,000 Markos Family Breast Cancer Research Faculty Scholar Award from the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation (WWHF). WWHF priorities are to focus on diseases affecting the health and mortality of Wisconsin women, and to encourage Wisconsin women researchers to develop as leaders in breast cancer research. […]
Marquette researcher receives NIH grant to study the use of prenatal probiotics
The National Institutes of Health and the National Institute for Child Health and Disease, has awarded $241,845 to Dr. Lisa Hanson, professor and director of the Marquette University College of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery Program. The grant, titled “The efficacy of an oral probiotic to reduce group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization,” is Hanson’s first from the organization. […]
Dr. Brian Schmit inducted into medical and biological engineering elite
Dr. Brian Schmit, associate dean for research, professor of biomedical engineering, co-director of the Stroke Rehabilitation Center and director of the integrative neural engineering and rehabilitation laboratories, was inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Dr. Schmit was nominated, reviewed and elected by peers and members of the […]
Marquette biologist receives $900,000 National Science Foundation grant to study cell biology research
Dr. Rosemary A. Stuart, a Marquette University professor of biological sciences, has received a $900,000 National Science Foundation grant for cell biology research, studying the function and regulation of mitochondrial ribosomes. Mitochondria are commonly referred to as the “powerhouse” of the cell because they produce the energy carrying molecule ATP through a process called aerobic […]
Marquette University researcher receives $1.6 million NIH grant for spinal cord injury studies
Grant will fund Dr. Murray Blackmore’s next phase of study MILWAUKEE — The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $1.6 million R01 grant to Dr. Murray Blackmore, associate professor of biomedical sciences in the College of Health Sciences at Marquette University. The grant is his second $1 million-plus grant from the organization in five […]
Kyana Young awarded Shepherd Express hero of the week
Dr. Kyana Young has been named the Shepherd Express hero of the week. Young is a post-doctoral scholar in the Opus College of Engineering Water Quality Center, and the manager of the Marquette University Global Water Center facility in Walker’s Point. Young’s passion is finding solutions for safe water to improve global and public health.
The Rewired Brain
How much should we trust social robots?
Dr. Despoina Perouli is studying the robots making their way to our homes. While they’re ready to be our household assistants and companions, Perouli’s research will help make sure we don’t give away our privacy and security when we let the robots in.
Salvadoran Women Lift Themselves Up
Dr. Noelle Brigden is both a political science professor at Marquette and the women’s sub-master deadlifting champion at the Wisconsin State Fair. She began powerlifting as a remedy for chronic pain and as a source of strength against the emotional demands of her research on violence against Central American migrants. Now, she’s sharing her passion […]