Arts & Sciences
Leaders speak on equity and excellence in education
On Thursday, Feb. 23, a panel of five educational leaders met in Marquette’s Sensenbrenner Hall to discuss the barriers education still faces when it comes to equity, as well as what those at Marquette are trying to do about it. Taking part in the panel, which was moderated by Dr. Heidi Bostic, dean of the…
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…
Marquette Bookshelf: ‘Sajjilu Arab American: A Reader in SWANA Studies’
Co-Edited by Dr. Louise Cainkar, professor of social and cultural studies Both a summative assessment of the field and an exploration of new directions, this multidisciplinary reader addresses issues central to the fields of Arab American, U.S. Muslim, and Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) American studies. Taking a broad conception of the Americas, this…
Biological sciences professor receives R01 funding from NIH to expand genome editing tools in lizards
Dr. Tony Gamble has received almost $1.1 million in R01 grant funding.
Tragil Wade-Johnson Summer Reading Program works to combat ‘summer slide’
It’s a hard truth teachers across the country face annually. When students file into classrooms for the first day of school each fall, many return with achievement levels lower than what they reached at the end of the previous year. The phenomenon is known as the summer slide, common among students from low-income families. Mary…
Marquette faculty and staff research grants from December 2022/January 2023
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has announced the following research grants awarded to university faculty and staff in December 2022/January 2023. A Model for Humanizing Engineering Education: Broadening Engineering Teaching with Theory-based Educational Resources (BETTER) $300,000 – National Science Foundation Capturing the impact of realistic multicomponent fuels in high-pressure spray combustion simulations $318,990…