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Big ideas lead to big impacts.

Marquette’s strong, mission-centered research environment encourages our talented scholars to engage in research and scholarship that address the world’s challenges and create value for all. That value extends to our undergraduate students who experience transformative opportunities to do research alongside our faculty mentors.

 
 

Big ideas lead to big impacts.

Marquette’s strong, mission-centered research environment encourages our talented scholars to engage in research and scholarship that address the world’s challenges and create value for all. That value extends to our undergraduate students who experience transformative opportunities to do research alongside our faculty mentors.

Investing in research yields dividends — and discoveries.

$49.1 million

in research expenditures

Top 50

Most Innovative Schools

U.S. News & World Report

135

issued or pending patents

1 in 4

undergraduates participate in research

 

Human Health and Performance

Impactful research that improves human health and performance is one of Marquette’s most robust concentrations of study. From stroke rehab and spinal cord injury recovery to improved cancer treatments and cutting-edge orthopedic biomechanics, Marquette’s broad range of research confirms our researchers are changing lives for the better, every day.

Cancerous imaging

Using AI to improve breast cancer treatment

Dr. Bing Yu explores novel technique to improve the accuracy of lumpectomies.

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Heart beat moving across silhouettes

Helping stroke survivors optimize walking function

Dr. Allison Hyngstrom investigates post-stroke blood flow reductions and how reversing them can improve walking.

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Dr. Murray Blackmore in lab

Gene delivery spurs growth after spinal cord injuries

Dr. Murray Blackmore aims to re-establish severed connections to restore a range of functions.

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Water Quality and the Environment

Access to healthy water and a safe, clean environment is a basic human right, yet hundreds of millions of people worldwide live without them.​ At Marquette, we partner to solve critical water and environmental issues across several disciplines. Thought leaders among our faculty and students have made Marquette ​a center for the study and exploration of multiple challenges.

Targets being shot by arrows in water illustration

Making forever chemicals less permanent

Marquette faculty team up with U.S. Army researchers on Defense of Water project.

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Dr. Ayman EL-Refaie holding a part of new plane engine

Transferring hybrid technology to the aviation industry

Dr. Ayman EL-Refaie leads a breakthrough project to achieve liftoff with lighter-weight aircraft drivetrain systems.

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Forest with foggy weather

Researchers find biotic explanation for decreased carbon sink

Dr. Stefan Schnitzer tracks lianas’ impact on carbon dynamics in tropical forests.

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Addiction and Mental Health

Recent data suggests over a billion people worldwide are struggling with a mental health disorder or addiction. Several researchers at Marquette are investigating the brain’s processes and pathways as they explore what leads to mental health disorders and addiction, while others are seeking innovative treatment methods and therapeutic interventions to combat these disorders.

Scientists working in a lab

Stress may lead to cognitive inflexibility, impaired mental functioning

Dr. Matthew Hearing expands on groundbreaking neuroscientific research on mechanisms underlying a range of debilitating stress-related neuropsychiatric conditions.

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Illustration of Dr. Velez and Dr. Gordon

How anxious is today’s generation? Marquette’s Intersection faculty conversation

Drs. Gabriel Velez and Nakia Gordon discuss how to respond to the mental health crisis facing today’s high school and college students.

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Person walking with briefcase

Studying a link between job loss and addiction

Dr. Nicholas Jolly hopes his recent research supports more studies and policy changes.

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Ethical and Effective Use of Technology

As evolving technologies consume the headlines, our Catholic, Jesuit mission calls us to share knowledge of these advancements and simultaneously explore the ethical consequences and controversies of how they impact our lives and futures. Marquette researchers from diverse disciplines are investigating the intersection of humanity and technology from apps to AI and more.

Man taking a ladder to climb up to the sky inside a phone screen

When mental health meets technology

Faculty and students are driving vital discussions and leading research on the ethical dimensions involved when mental health meets technology.

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Man standing in front of whiteboard

AI’s role in fundraising for medical needs

Dr. Larry Xu researches people’s use of crowdfunding platforms to access broad online donor bases for help affording crucial medical care.

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Nurses and a doctor assist a patient

Keeping the human touch in health care

Dr. Lily Campbell demonstrates the enduring need for humanity in patient care.

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