Health Sciences
Centennial celebration: Marquette’s Speech and Hearing Clinic marks major milestone
The Speech and Hearing Clinic held a reunion celebration for its 100 years of service to the community.
Biomedical sciences professor receives $2 million R01 grant to study factors in the transition to opioid addiction
Dr. Matthew Hearing has received a R01 grant worth $2,067,753 from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Physical Therapy Professor Streeter receives $400K grant from Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
Dr. Kristi Streeter has received a $400,000 grant to expand her research on recovery of breathing function after damage to the spinal cord.
Department of Physical Therapy recruiting participants for stroke rehabilitation study
Researchers in the Department of Physical Therapy are recruiting participants for a study examining a new method for stroke rehabilitation.
Marquette, NMDSI award seven mini grants to university faculty
Marquette, through its membership in the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute, has awarded seven $50,000 grants to Marquette faculty.
Physical Therapy’s Schindler-Ivens receives $420,000 NIH grant
Dr. Sheila Schindler-Ivens has been granted a $420,000 R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Check your risk for osteoporosis in Cramer Hall’s HPAC
May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month. Do you know your risk for osteoporosis? Find out by getting a DXA bone mineral density scan in the Human Performance Assessment Core (HPAC) in Cramer Hall. Appointments are available Monday through Friday and last about 30 minutes. Appointments are $75 and qualify for FSA funds. To book an appointment,…
Occupational Therapy achieves first-ever accreditation
The occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) program in the College of Health Sciences has achieved accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education on its first attempt after a site visit from a team of accreditors last month. The program received the maximum accreditation term of seven years thanks to supportive faculty, staff and administrators…
Faculty honored at 2023 Père Marquette Dinner
Four Marquette faculty members were honored with the university’s highest teaching honor, the Teaching Excellence Award, and one faculty member received the Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award at the 64th Annual Père Marquette Dinner, Thursday, May 4, in the AMU Monaghan Ballrooms.
Participants sought for occupational therapy research study for children and young adults
The Department of Occupational Therapy is looking for children and young adults ages 5 through 25 to participate in a research study to understand how non-invasive stimulation of the brain impacts how well you move your hand. Participating in the study would involve a two-to-three-hour testing session at the Pediatric Movement and Neuroscience Lab…