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Marquette’s Vice President for Research and Innovation selected as panelist among nation’s top research officers

Dr. Jeanne Hossenlopp to discuss the state of American science at National Press Club Marquette University’s Vice President for Research and Innovation, Dr. Jeanne Hossenlopp, will provide perspectives from Marquette and our home state of Wisconsin on a panel of senior university research officers for an upcoming “State of American Science” event at the National […]

Sendik’s store to open on Marquette University campus

Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell today announced that a new Sendik’s store will open in the heart of the Marquette campus in vacant space north of the Bookmarq near the northeast corner of 16th and West Wells Streets. “From my earliest days as president at Marquette, I told our students and our partners in […]

2017 Strategic Innovation Fund Awardees announced

The Office of Research and Innovation announced the 2017 strategic innovation fund recipients. There were eight projects selected this year in the areas of water/environmental, community impact and interdisciplinary research infrastructure. Water/Environmental Science, Policy and Innovation for Clean Water Protection in the Dairy State — Dr. Krassimira Hristova, associate professor of biological sciences Environmental Sustainability: Increasing Underrepresented […]

Provost’s Initiative supports two community-engaged research partnership development grants

The Provost’s Initiative is supporting two community-engaged research partnership development grants through the Office of Community Engagement. Dr. Aleksandra Snowden received a $5,000 grant to partner with Dr. Katherine Wilson, executive director, of the Frank Zeidler Center for Public Discussion, to examine interpersonal violence from a public health perspective in Milwaukee’s most violent neighborhoods. Dr. […]

Colleges of Education & Engineering receive $1.2 million NSF grant to attract and retain secondary STEM teachers

Marquette’s College of Education and Opus College of Engineering faculty have received a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to develop a 14-month master’s program that will attract and retain new science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers. The accelerated program, which will start in summer 2018 and is already accepting applications, targets people with […]

Marquette’s College of Health Sciences receives $1.5 million gift

Marquette University’s College of Health Sciences today announced that it has received a $1.5 million gift from the estate of Capt. John A. Orlandini. Orlandini, a 1960 graduate of Marquette, suffered a life-changing injury during his time in the Navy. He pledged an estate gift to the physical therapy program to help students who will […]

Promentis Pharmaceuticals featured in Science Coalition report

American-Made Innovation Sparking Economic Growth, a report released by The Science Coalition, identifies 102 companies that exist because academic researchers had access to competitively awarded grants from agencies including the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Promentis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a […]

Brewed Ideas Challenge to take place April 26

 The Brewed Ideas Challenge, a student pitch competition, will take place on Wednesday, April 26, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the 707 Hub. Eleven finalists will pitch their ideas for prize money totaling $17,000. A reception and awards ceremony will follow. Registration is available online. For more information, visit the 707 Hub website.