College opens the first Neuro Recovery Clinic of its kind in Wisconsin
The College of Health Sciences has officially opened its “life-transforming” Neuro Recovery clinic, thanks to a $1 million anonymous gift
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The College recently launched the Neuro Recovery Clinic, incorporating intensive training and state-of-the-art technology.
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College announces launch of new Clinical Doctorate of Occupational Therapy degree program
Marquette is now accepting applications for a new Clinical Doctorate of Occupational Therapy degree program in the College of Health Sciences. The program is the first entry-level, clinical doctoral occupational therapy program the state of Wisconsin and will accept 35 to 40 students for its first class.
The 44,000 square foot Physician Assistant Studies facility features cutting edge simulation technology and flexible space. It is home to one of the top PA programs in the nation, ranked 26th by U.S. News & World Report.
Dr. Allison Hyngstrom, associate professor and chair of the Physical Therapy Department, received a $2.3 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health for stroke research. 
Drs. Robert Wheeler and John Mantsch, faculty researchers in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health that will fund neuroscientific research into psychiatric disorders such as addiction and depression. 
Their project, entitled “Aversion signals in the reward system,” will examine how unpleasant experiences negatively impact people with underlying psychiatric disorders, with the goal of developing innovative behavioral and pharmacological therapies aimed at managing them. 
Dr. Alex Savtchouk, clinical assistant professor of biomedical sciences, received a McKnight Technology Award, which includes $200,000 in funding over two years.
Dr. Murray Blackmore, associate professor of biomedical sciences received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for a five-year project that targets regenerating injured nerve cells in spinal cord injuries. The grant is his third NIH grant of more than $1 million in the past six years.
Matt Crespin, Dent Hy '02, was installed as president of the American Dental Hygienists' Association, 2019-20. Crespin makes history as the first male president of ADHA.
Dr. Albojay Deacon, physical therapist in the Marquette Physical Therapy Clinic, received the Emerging Leader award from the American Physical Therapy Association.
Dr. William Cullinan, dean of the College of Health Sciences, teaches a three-day brain dissection course — the only known class of its kind. Ninety-seven medical and neuroscience professionals who attended the course had the opportunity to dissect a human brain using a technique called blunt dissection.
Welcome to the Fall 2019 edition of the College of Health Sciences e-newsletter. As another academic year is underway, I'm pleased to share news and information about our students, faculty and staff.