Health Sciences
College of Health Sciences student awarded $60K NIH grant
Doctoral student Bridgitte Côté has been awarded a $67,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the effects of chronic stress on the brain as part of her research with mentors Dr. Matthew Hearing and Dr. Robert Wheeler. Côté is pursuing her Ph.D. in neuroscience after completing her undergraduate degree at Arizona State…
Physical Therapy professor awarded Department of Defense research grant
Dr. Kristi Streeter, assistant professor of physical therapy, is expanding her research on breathing after spinal cord injuries with a new grant from the U.S. Department of Defense. Streeter’s new grant is worth $436,808 and focuses on whether combining two therapies leads to tangible improvement in patients’ health. “Leveraging our previous research into breathing therapies,…
Health Sciences student receives Rising Leader Award in audiology
Samantha Grivno, a rising senior in the College of Health Sciences, was honored with the Rising Leader Award in audiology by the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association as part of the National NSSLHA Member Honors.
2025 COMMENCEMENT SERIES | Nontraditional student moves back to Nicaragua to evaluate, provide speech-language therapy to children
Nontraditional graduate student Karen Zielke de Picado has earned her degree in speech language pathology and is going home — albeit with a new set of skills to provide proper care to children who currently have none.
Faculty honored at Père Marquette Dinner 2025
Five Marquette faculty members were recognized with the university’s highest teaching honor and one faculty member received the Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award at the 66th Annual Père Marquette Dinner.
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.
Physician Assistant Studies students ready to embrace new surroundings during clinical rotation in South Africa
Four Marquette Physician Assistant Studies students are in the middle of a clinical rotation they will never forget as they hone their physical exam skills in South Africa. Associate Program Director Dr. Michael Toppe says he was inspired to implement a rotation in Africa thanks to a transformative experience during his own clinical training in…
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.