Health Sciences
Opening up the black box of childhood speech disorders
When a grant reviewer asks, “How has this not already been done before?” — that’s the mark of a good research grant, says Dr. Jenya Iuzzini-Seigel, associate professor of speech pathology and audiology, repeating the wisdom of a former mentor. Iuzzini-Seigel had that advice in mind as she crafted the application for a National Institutes…
Bilingual English-Spanish specialization celebrates 25 years of life-changing therapy
In response to the growing Hispanic population in the United States in the 1990s and 2000s, Speech Pathology and Audiology faculty and staff launched the Bilingual English-Spanish specialization to train students how to treat speech difficulties in Spanish-speaking individuals. Now, 25 years later, the specialization is still going strong and offering life-changing therapy to community…
Physical Therapy alumna passionate about assisting patients with limited resources
On a cold Chicago winter night years ago, a teenaged Leslie Buckner hopped out of the car at the airport to give her seat to her grandmother. In that moment, Buckner slipped on a patch of black ice and injured her knee. Buckner, Arts ’00, PT ’02, didn’t know it at the time, but the…
AHPRC fosters research across disciplines
The Athletic and Human Performance Research Center enables cross-disciplinary engagement and research.
Dr. Jacob Capin named faculty director for research at AHPRC
Dr. Jacob Capin, assistant professor of physical therapy, has been named the new faculty director of research at the Athletic and Human Performance Research Center.
Hyngstrom earns prestigious Brenda Bigland-Ritchie Award
Dr. Allison Hyngstrom, chair of the Department of Physical Therapy, has been named the recipient of the Brenda Bigland-Ritchie Award from the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology.
Permanent daylight saving time? Not so fast, says Marquette professor who studies daily rhythms
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to the Senate to enact daylight saving time the law of the land. But research suggests that may not be the best idea.
Biomedical Sciences professor receives pair of NIH grants to study how ovarian hormones affect brain activity in aging and impact the likeliness of Alzheimer’s
Dr. Marieke Gilmartin, associate professor of biomedical sciences, has been awarded a pair of grants totaling over $700,000 from the National Institutes of Health to study the neurobiology of Alzheimer’s disease.
IWL announces 2026 Interdisciplinary Summer Grant recipients
The Institute for Women’s Leadership Interdisciplinary Summer Grant Program seeks to foster community-based, interdisciplinary research collaborations across the university that further our understanding of gender and/or sex and leadership in life experiences.
A playground for Stella
“Playgrounds aren’t for me.” Those words devastated Rese Schneider when her daughter, Stella, uttered them after visiting a local park together. The seven-year-old was just beginning a long, slow neurological recovery following months of unexplained illness and a delicate, grueling surgery that set Stella’s childhood development back to infancy. Stella’s disappointment sparked what will soon be Milwaukee’s first…