Health Sciences
One student’s goal to improve nutrition education
Health Sciences student Priya Ahuja follows her passion for nutrition education
Students still carrying Marquette Challenge torch
When Dr. Sheila Schindler-Ivens was a senior at Marquette in 1989, she and other physical therapy students started the inaugural Marquette Challenge. Thirty-five years later, Schindler-Ivens calls the challenge the “ultimate servant leadership opportunity for students.” “Students shed blood, sweat, and tears for a profession that’s done nothing for them yet,” says Schindler-Ivens, associate professor…
Dr. Samuel Nemanich named 2024-25 AHPRC Pilot Award winner
Dr. Samuel Nemanich, assistant professor of occupational therapy in the College of Health Sciences, was selected to receive $10,000 as part of the Athletic and Human Performance Research Center’s Pilot Award program to help fund research over the academic year. Nemanich’s project is titled “Examining the Relationship Between Age, Sex, and Video Game Experience on Motor…
Fast facts on first-year graduate, professional students
Learn more about the makeup of each college and the students who traveled to Milwaukee from around the country — and world.
AHPRC fall seminar series lineup announced
The Athletic and Human Performance Research Center’s fall seminar series features three leading scientists in health and human performance.
Physical therapy professor takes second in Life Sciences category at the 21st annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest
Dr. Sheila Schindler-Ivens is an associate professor of physical therapy in the College of Health Sciences.
Physician assistant studies, occupational therapy programs graduate over summer
Two cohorts in the College of Health Sciences walked across the stage as they completed their graduate degrees over the summer.
OT assistant professor awarded $440k NIH grant
Dr. Sam Nemanich, assistant professor of occupational therapy in the College of Health Sciences, has been awarded a two-year $443000 R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health, his second NIH grant in two years. The new R21 gives Nemanich funding to research how to use everyday devices, such as an iPad, to measure…
Marquette adds multidisciplinary public health minor
This minor extends students’ understanding of the social determinants of health and prepares them to act to improve the health of all populations.
Dedicated focus
It’s often difficult for undergraduate students to build on their experiences in a research lab while focusing on a full class schedule during a typical semester. A summer research program can help remedy that. The Biomedical Sciences Summer Research Program is a 10-week research training program where students work full time in laboratories developing and…