Health Sciences
Opening doors for future scientists
Through a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health — the first of its kind in the Midwest — Marquette’s U-RISE program is helping undergraduates from underrepresented groups prepare for careers in scientific research.
Clinic of Regained Hope
Scientifically verified therapies, advanced equipment and clinical experts make the Neuro Recovery Clinic a unique regional resource By Carrie Arnold, photos by Kat Schleicher In Marquette’s College of Health Sciences, progress in addressing neurologic injuries extends beyond research into axonal regeneration or neural feedback loops. It also engages the newest and best existing therapies to…
Breath Work
Dr. Kristi Streeter explores the mysterious interaction through which signals from the diaphragm may help rewire the brain to help those with spinal cord injuries breathe better. By Carrie Arnold, photo by Kat Schleicher Every day, we inhale and exhale approximately 22,000 times. Over a lifetime, the breaths we take number in the hundreds of…
Genes in Harmony
Dr. Murray Blackmore is employing precise combinations of genes to stimulate growth in spinal axons with aims of re-establishing severed connections and restoring a range of functions. By Jennifer Walter, photos by Kat Schleicher Thousands of tiny green dots speckle the dimensional blob glowing on Dr. Murray Blackmore’s computer screen. It’s a map of a…
Physical therapy professor speaking at WisPolitics.com D.C. breakfast
Dr. Jacob Capin, assistant professor of physical therapy in the College of Health Sciences and director of the Life After Sport Trajectories (LAST) Lab, will speak about his research during a WisPolitics.com breakfast on Thursday, March 30, in Washington, D.C. Capin will be a part of a panel discussing federal dollars boosting Wisconsin-based research. He…
Massage-A-Thon running through April 13
The Department of Physical Therapy will put on its Massage-A-Thon fundraiser from Monday, March 20, through Thursday, April 13. The event runs Monday through Friday each week (excluding April 5-10 for Easter Break) in Schroeder 396 at the following times: Mondays: 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays: 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays: 5 p.m. to…
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…
Marquette faculty and staff research grants from October/November 2022
Marquette University’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has announced the following research grants awarded to university faculty and staff in October/November 2022. A Digital Storytelling Intervention to Promote the Health of African American Family Caregivers $50,000 – The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation Sociocultural and Regulatory Implications of Direct and Indirect Potable Water Reuse…
Biomedical sciences student reflects on Global Brigades experience
Global Brigades has been a signature program for students in the College of Health Sciences since its inception at Marquette in 2003; in January, yet another cohort made their way to Panama to assist local communities. The Global Brigades organization aims to promote sustainable development in rural Central America through a wholistic model organized around…
Major study examines prediabetic fatigue and an exercise regimen that could help reverse it
A major new clinical trial led by Dr. Sandra Hunter and Dr. Christopher Sundberg investigates exercise interventions that may protect against prediabetes muscle fatigue.