Engineering
A Kohler-Marquette partnership turns strong engineers into skilled leaders
A great engineer doesn’t naturally become a great engineering leader. As Joel Smith, vice president of engineering at Kohler Co., says, much of the company’s success rides on teaching people to be great at both. “Too often we assume engineering leadership happens by osmosis, but that’s just not the case,” Smith says. “It takes hard…
A childhood diagnosis inspires a brother’s engineering Ph.D.
When Ricardo Vega was 11 years old, his younger brother Francisco was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease, a potentially life-threatening illness that causes inflammation of blood vessels, particularly those that supply the heart. After many misdiagnoses, his parents finally got the answers and treatment they had prayed for from a doctor at Children’s Wisconsin. “The most…
Tissue-engineered pediatric heart valve implants offer patients hope for one-time solutions
Dr. Brandon Tefft sees an opportunity to narrow the gap between treatment and cure for cardiovascular diseases. Today, patients with these diseases are treated with cutting-edge implants and devices made from various artificial biomaterials such as metals, ceramics and more. These treatments serve patients well, but Tefft, associate professor in the Marquette University and Medical…
Picture This: A Research & Scholarship Photo Contest 2025 winners chosen
Four winners have been selected in the third annual Picture This: A Research & Scholarship Photo Contest sponsored by the College of Health Sciences.
An introduction to electric power delivery: the grid and substations, April 8
The Sigma Phi Delta Eta chapter is hosting a presentation exploring electric power delivery from the perspective of the applied practice of power engineering.
U.S. News releases 2025-26 Best Graduate Schools rankings
U.S. News and World Report today released its 2025-26 Best Graduate Schools rankings, and many Marquette programs improved over last year’s rankings.
Faculty honored at Distinguished Scholars Program
Twelve faculty members were honored on Thursday, March 27, at the Distinguished Scholars Program, which recognizes faculty for outstanding achievement in research and scholarship.
U-RISE STEM spotlight speaker series, April 2
U-RISE at MU will host a spotlight speaker series exploring Ph.D. careers in engineering and biomedical research in industry with guest speaker Dr. Joe Lacey.
STARTALK: Chinese culture and game design experience
For the past two summers, Marquette University has hosted Wisconsin’s only STARTALK program, led by Dr. Jen-Li Ko and Dr. Eugenia Afinoguenova.
Kate Trevey named to BizTimes Milwaukee’s list of 30 people shaping Milwaukee’s future
Kate Trevey is the Nana Fotsch Director of the Fotsch Innovation and Engineering Leadership Development Center.