Arts & Sciences
Faculty honored at 2023 Père Marquette Dinner
Four Marquette faculty members were honored with the university’s highest teaching honor, the Teaching Excellence Award, and one faculty member received the Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award at the 64th Annual Père Marquette Dinner, Thursday, May 4, in the AMU Monaghan Ballrooms.
Dr. Louise Cainkar receives AMUW Nora Finnigan Werra Faculty Achievement Award
Dr. Louise Cainkar, professor of social and cultural sciences in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, was named the 2023 AMUW Nora Finnigan Werra Faculty Achievement Award recipient. She will be honored at the Association of Marquette University Women and Institute for Women’s Leadership Awards Conferral on Wednesday, May 31, at 5 p.m. in the…
Faculty team receives 2023 Way Klingler Teaching Enhancement Award
Faculty from the Department of Physics in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences received the 2023 Way Klingler Teaching Enhancement Award. Winners are: The award grants up to $20,000 toward their project, “Improving Student Outcomes in Calculus-based Introductory Physics” which will improve upon and expand changes to the introductory calculus-based physics sequence meant to decrease DFW…
The dean down the hall
What happened when faculty couple Dean Heidi Bostic and Dr. Stephen Pluháček traded their Milwaukee home for a campus apartment, piloting the idea of faculty living on campus to support students in their daily lives?
Marquette faculty and staff research grants from February 2023
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has announced the following research grants awarded to university faculty and staff in February 2023. FY22 Appropriations: Building Resiliency in Classroom Education (BRICE) $509,914 – Milwaukee Public Schools Refining mutation rates and measures of purifying selection with an application to understanding the impact of non-coding variation on neuropsychiatric…
Chemistry professor receives NSF CAREER grant to make novel radiolabeled compounds with applications in new drug development
Dr. Joseph Clark, assistant professor of chemistry in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER grant, the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty. The $650,000 grant will be used to develop new reactions for precision labeling of small molecules, which can allow…
Page, stage and beyond
When a production of “Les Misérables” came to Milwaukee in late 2022, Dr. Ben Pladek extended the reach of Romantic Studies by leading the community in conversations about the musical’s 19th century origins and contemporary relevance.
World-class alliance
Membership in the Newberry Library’s Center for Renaissance Studies Consortium opens doors — and valuable funding and fellowship opportunities — for Marquette scholars.
Père Marquette Lecture: ‘Philosophical Reflections on Śabad (Word),’ April 30
The 53rd Père Marquette Lecture will be held in the Raynor Memorial Libraries Beaumier Suites on Sunday, April 30, at 2 p.m. The esteemed lecturer is Dr. Arvind-Pal S. Mandair of the University of Michigan, who will speak on “Philosophical Reflections on Śabad (Word): Event—Resonance—Revelation.” The śabad doctrine, also often referred to as śabad-guru…
Dr. Karen Andeen named 2023 Way Klingler Sabbatical Fellowship Award winner
Dr. Karen Andeen, associate professor of physics in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the 2023-24 Way Klingler Sabbatical Fellowship Award winner. The Sabbatical Review Committee nominates the Way Klingler Sabbatical Fellowship Award winner, who receives his or her full salary, plus two additional months of summer pay and $10,000 to…