This Covid Conversation looks back at the growth of Marquette’s Covid Research Initiative to evaluate how the various projects that emerged under its umbrella provide templates and ideas for collaborative research. It is especially noteworthy that each participant wears several hats at Marquette. We also consider what it meant to produce 24 episode…

Lezlie Knox and Donald Leech (University of Virginia at Wise) discuss his recent co-authored book, Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories: QAnon, 5G, the New World Order and Other Viral Ideas (McFarland, 2021). As two medievalists, they focus on similarities between the Black Death and our current pandemic, as well as why conspiracy theories are so appealing…

According to the World Health Organization, people are not only living through a pandemic but also an “infodemic” that has made it difficult to know which information and advice about the virus are accurate. In this conversation, Marquette colleagues discuss this infodemic and why it is different from tabloid news and other types of misinformation …

The panelists from Mask Up Marquette Episode 4 in Season 1 reconvene to review the current science on COVID-19 transmission and mask-wearing. They discuss how masks are still effective in preventing transmission of the COVID-19 variants now circulating in the U.S, how winter affects viral transmission, and the importance of continuing to wear a mas…

This week our panelists, three Marquette undergraduate students from different disciplines, reflect on their experiences with COVID messaging during the past 10 months. They discuss the efficacy of mask-promoting and social-distancing campaigns; recall their efforts to find reliable sources of information on COVID; and offer their assessments of Ma…

In this bonus episode, the Covid Conversations Organizing Team looks back at season One to discuss some of their favorite episodes and discuss the things they learned. They also look ahead to provide potential topics for season two. Appearing in this episode: Dr. Laurieann Klockow, Department of Biomedical Sciences Dr. Lezlie Knox, Department of Hi…

This week our panelists talk about how they work with community partners to collaborate on research and interventions. Working in varying research areas, including nursing and racial disparities in maternal and health outcomes, the long civil rights movement and criminal justice reform, and autism and disability advocacy, the panelists think togeth…

This conversation, between three Marquette faculty who team-taught a course in Spring 2020, reflects on the ways in which COVID-19 has reshaped their pedagogy, from syllabus design to student expectations. Participants include: Dr. Michael Zimmer, Associate Professor in Marquette’s Department of Computer Science, is a privacy and internet ethics sc…

This week we discuss ways that people have responded to previous pandemics and large-scale death events, and are there parallels to how people are responding today. Fr. Michael Maher, SJ, - Visiting Professor, Marquette University Department of History. Dr. Amy Amendt-Raduege - English Adjunct Faculty, Whatcom Community College. Kat McConnell - Cou…

This week two of Marquette University's outstanding undergraduates, Brooke McArdle & Gretchen Zirgaitis, join Dr. Lezlie Knox to discuss their undergraduate research, the importance of female mentorship, and the impact of the pandemic on undergraduate researchers. Brooke McArdle - A Senior Majoring in Classical Languages & History. Gretchen Zirgait…

Dr. Jane Peterson and Noel Hincha discuss their archeological efforts to recreate life in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. As a result of the Great Migration, the area became home to many Black Americans in the early twentieth century. COVID-19 interrupted their fieldwork but prompted them to pursue new methods and pay more attention to racial h…

This week's conversation focuses on the emerging phenomenon of "COVID Longhaulers" and the challenges associated with tracking this phenomenon through healthcare data management systems. Dr. Jessica A. Pater - Research Scientist and Manager of the Health Services and Informatics Research Lab in the Parkview Research Center (PRC) in Fort Wayne, Indi…

This week's conversation focuses on research at Marquette University and how the COVID19 Pandemic has impacted researchers at both the student and faculty levels. The discussants also talk about the opportunities for collaboration; the current reality has presented. Dr. Jeanne Hossenlopp - Professor of Chemistry and Marquette University's Vice Pres…

This week's conversation focuses on the role of public health in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. It also highlights lessons learned from coping with prior epidemics. Dr. Joseph Byonanebye - Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Health Sciences, Marquette University. He teaches and researches public health and global health aspects. Jos…

This week's discussion focuses on how the COVID-19 pandemic and the movement to work from home and online learning further blurred the lines between the public and the private—resulting in questions about balancing public safety with data privacy. Dr. Micahel Zimmer, Associate Professor in Marquette University's Department of Computer Science Dr. J…

This week the conversation centers around the historic contribution of both Catholicism and the Jesuit tradition to the evolution of Healthcare. And how that tradition informs responses to COVID-19 from both a healthcare and humanitarian perspective. Dr. Carmel Ruffolo - Ph.D., Medical Microbiology, Associate Vice President for Corporate Engagement…

This week's conversation focuses on the intersection of the pandemic with the country's political climate. To understand the underlying challenges the pandemic plays to the functioning of the government. Dr. Amber Wichowsky - a political scientist whose research explores the intersections between politics and inequality, including class biases in t…

This conversation focuses on how the COVID19 pandemic has impacted both individual and collective mental health in our community. The discussants outline the contexts that existed before the outbreak and how the outbreak has exacerbated the struggles of communities lacking mental health resources. Dr. Weneaka Jones - Clinical Assistant Professor Co…

This conversation focuses on the efforts of the Center for Teaching and Learning & the Division of Digital Learning in facilitating Marquette's transition to online learning as a response to the initial COVID19 outbreak in the Spring of 2020. How they are preparing to support faculty in hybrid/online teaching for Fall 2020, and the opportunities to…

This conversation focuses on the value of reencountering works of art—and especially writing—during a pandemic. We touch on how the meditative focus of re-reading can help combat doomscrolling and the attention deficit of a 24-hour bad-news cycle. We also discuss how returning to beloved written works can offer solace and strength during difficult …

In this podcast, we discuss various perspectives on how to put youth voices front and center as schools, colleges, and universities consider the coming academic year. We touch on the challenges young people and their families face, as well as strategies to elevate their perspectives and participation. We end by addressing the potential of restorati…

This conversation focuses on mask-wearing and how the current science on COVID-19 transmission supports their effectiveness in preventing community spread. We discuss when you should wear a mask, what you should consider in choosing one, who is and who is not wearing them, and why everyone should wear one if we hope to contain this virus and return…

This conversation focuses on the unique perspectives and concerns of Native American tribal nations and communities in the face of Covid-19. We discuss the ways in which Native people both draw on generational knowledge and practices when faced with a new disease as well as new innovations that are helping us sustain and protect our communities dur…

This conversation focuses on the ways people blame immigrant communities for Covid-19 outbreaks and the historical and present contexts of these political orientations. In this discussion, we begin by asking how states sustain policies and practices that make some communities sicker and more at risk than others, whose behavior is attributed to raci…

Hello! On behalf of our Marquette colleagues, we're excited to introduce our mini-podcast series, COVID Conversations. Our idea was to produce a series of conversations related to the current pandemic, but in a slightly different way from some of the other platforms for sharing current work. Each podcast has a theme. It may be a topic like access t…

This conversation focuses on the expectations we bring to pandemics, including their timelines and human responses. It ranges from contemporary vaccine science to medieval laws to zombies, as these three scholars consider how we construct stories about disease and use them to understand our experience of it. Dr. Laurieann Klockow is a virologist wh…

Alumni Tim Baumgartner '04, Evan Kern '07, Dan Novotny '82, MUHS parent Christine Keyes, and current student J.B. Burbach reflect on their experiences and share what they see as the return on investment in a Marquette High education.Af Marquette University High School

Dr. Robert Fox began studying parenting shortly after his first child was born. This evolved into working with families in poverty and then for families of young children with mental health issues. In 2003, he founded the Behavior Clinic in partnership with Penfield Children’s Center, a community-based, Birth-to-Three agency. The professor emeritus…

While growing up, Dr. John Borg experimented by launching rockets. Today he's still researching the effects of explosions and collisions. His specialty lies in shock physics, the research of understanding how material responds under extreme conditions. The professor of mechanical engineering has studied the implications for subjects as diverse as e…

Dr. SuJean Choi studies how different parts of the brain tell us to keep eating even when we're full, which includes more than 300 distinct human motivations to eat. Dr. Choi is the recipient of both the Rev. John P. Raynor, S.J., Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence, and the Way Klingler Fellowship Award — $50,000 for three years — which she will…

Dr. Jenn Finn discusses parallels between ancient tourist traps and modern theme parks, why she earned two PhDs and how ancient history lessons such as the fall of Rome are relevant today.She's accomplished an extraordinary amount in the past year. In addition to winning an Olympic-distance triathlon after donating a kidney to her father, the histo…

Dr. Sandra Hunter specializes in studying muscle fatigability and endurance performance. She has published research on age differences between the sexes among elite marathon runners that has been written about in Runner's World, the New York Times and many other publications.Further reading: https://medium.com/research-at-marquette/does-the-maratho…

Sit down with new President of MUHS, Fr. Mike Marco SJ, to learn his history with the Jesuits, his vision for Marquette High, and why Jesuit education is so important today.Af Marquette University High School

An event cosponsored by the Milwaukee Press Club and Marquette University Law School. The forum will feature top political, business, and education leaders in a pragmatic panel discussion of how Milwaukee can move forward, given new budget realities. The panel discussion will be moderated by Mike Gousha, Distinguished Fellow in Law and Public Polic…

An exchange with Fred Kammer, S.J., and Mike Gousha, Distinguished Fellow in Law and Public Policy. Father Kammer is currently the director of the Jesuit Social Research Institute of Loyola University New Orleans.

Alumnus of the Year AwardJames P. Maloney, Arts '71, Law '74Lifetime Achievement AwardDavid J. Cannon, Bus Ad '55, Law '60Howard B. Eisenberg Service AwardEllen McCarty Escalera, Law '02Charles W. Mentkowski Sports Law Alumnus of the Year AwardCraig A. Pintens, Law '01

The candidates in the race for Milwaukee County Executive will make their first joint appearance at Marquette University Law School during a forum co-sponsored by the Law School and the Milwaukee Press Club. Invitations to the forum have been extended to philanthropist Chris Abele, paralegal Ieshuh Griffin, acting Milwaukee County Executive Lee Hol…

A lawyer who has worked for Disney and the Anaheim Angels, Schlesinger oversees the day-to-day operations of Milwaukee’s major league baseball team. He’ll discuss the challenges of running a professional sports franchise, industry trends, and how he wound up working in baseball. This event is also sponsored by the National Sports Law Institute of M…

Kopp will speak about what needs to be done to improve achievement among low income students in America and about her new book, A Chance to Make History: What Works and What Doesn't in Providing an Excellent Education for All.

Harm, Hope, and Healing: International Dialogue on the Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal

Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm will deliver a major speech concerning the future of public safety in this region. His premise is that the current criminal justice system entails soaring and unsustainable costs, without intelligently addressing the risks posed by offenders. District Attorney Chisholm will propose substantial revisi…

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McNamara is the first woman to head the Milwaukee Division of the FBI. Before her appointment last fall, she served as section chief in the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI headquarters. From national security to public corruption, we’ll learn more about the FBI’s mission today, and about the professional journey that resulted in McNamara’s h…

The First District Congressman from Janesville is the new chairman of the House Budget Committee, making him one of the most powerful Republicans on Capitol Hill. At 40, he is considered a leading conservative voice in American politics, and has been mentioned as a possible presidential or vice-presidential candidate. Congressman Ryan will discuss …

How can we fix the Patent Office, allowing examiners to effectively distinguish between patentable and unpatentable inventions, without slowing the process to a crawl or wasting a bunch of money? In this lecture Professor Lemley will review the recent literature and consider a number of proposals and their problems. His conclusion is that we can ma…

Justice David Prosser and Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg will discuss their qualifications, judicial philosophies, and the important issues facing the state’s highest court during a one-hour debate in the Appellate Courtroom of Eckstein Hall. Assistant Attorney General Kloppenburg has been a litigator and prosecutor at the Wisconsin …

Harm, Hope, and Healing: International Dialogue on the Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal