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Sickle cell disease researchers in College of Nursing make their mark through IMPACT Lab
Dr. Dora Clayton-Jones’ IMPACT Lab is making a difference in the lives of teenagers with sickle-cell disease.
Are There Any Solutions to the Problems?
American education history is filled with demands from on high for better student success that have solved little. The current surge of reading reforms will test whether top-down policymaking works.
Educating ‘STEM’ulating professionals: Generous grant provides pathway for tomorrow’s STEM teachers
When Carley Tuska was an undergraduate, the idea of taking a class on computer algorithms and data structures left her feeling intimidated and frustrated — it all seemed too complicated. Even though she was majoring in engineering, computer science was a subject in which she lacked confidence. Five years later, Tuska, a math instructional paraprofessional…
A fuel switch for future farms
A new combustion system for engines allows heavy-duty farm equipment normally powered by diesel fuel to run on gasoline and ethanol, without sacrificing performance. By John Blum Having grown up working on his uncle’s farm and in his father’s concrete business in northern Illinois, Dr. Adam Dempsey knows a few things about agricultural and construction…
‘Finding our Future Together,’ a Mission and Ministry symposium for faculty and staff, is Aug. 11
Faculty and staff are invited to come together in community with one another in thoughtful reflection and prayer to discuss the impact of the past 18 months on us individually and as a Marquette community. Hosted by the Office of Mission and Ministry, this all-day event will lead us through confidential small-group conversation and large…
One way out
By Karen Coates “Taliban is everywhere … .” It’s Aug. 13 in Milwaukee, Aug. 14 in Kabul, two days before the Afghan capital will fall to the Taliban, roughly two weeks before the U.S. will complete its withdrawal from its last post at Kabul’s international airport. Tensions flare. Seven thousand miles away, at Marquette, Patrick…
Celebrating the Advent season: Week one focuses on hope
Dr. Dan Scholz and Rev. Ryan G. Duns, S.J., will provide personal reflections on each week focusing on hope, peace, joy and love.
Graduate School receives award for Graduate Future Initiative
The Graduate School recently received the Midwestern Association of Graduate School’s Excellence and Innovation in Graduate Education Award for its Graduate Futures Initiative (GFI). GFI extends traditional career diversity efforts to provide graduate students access to interdisciplinary, partnership-informed, mission-driven support toward making career readiness an organic part of graduate education. Margaret (Maggie) Nettesheim…
‘Present and Future Directions in Heritage Language Instruction’ discussion, April 22
Join the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures on Friday, April 22, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Lalumiere Language Hall 198 for a discussion on heritage language instruction at Marquette. Presentations by faculty members will highlight current research in the field and strategies to create an inclusive environment in the language classroom.…
A message from Dean Jill Guttormson
Dear College of Nursing Community, It is my pleasure to be writing to you from our brand-new building, David A. Straz, Jr., Hall. This facility was years in the making, and it would not have happened without your support. Thousands of Marquette Nurses will be better prepared for practice because of it. I encourage our…